Votrax Type N Talk or PSS, Intextalker, Microvox

Jules Richardson jules.richardson99 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 2 06:05:32 CST 2020


On 12/1/20 7:28 PM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote:
> Oh.. That brings back memories. We had a Votrax with a serial interface in
> the computer room.
> I configured it as a printer so I could yell into the room..
> 
> echo Hey Alan. Look at the console and change the tape to the one requested
> | lpr -Pvotrax

That's actually... useful. I've never really known what people did with 
them, beyond the occasional little bit of amusement.

I've got a serial-interfaced one based around an RCA 1802 which I last had 
hooked up to an Apple II a few years ago, but it's one of those "cool to 
have" things rather than really serving any purpose.


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