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billlagr
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Manual Help - Need Copy of manual!

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I posted this some time ago, but something may have turned up since then..
I am after a copy of a manual for an Adman Speech Synthesiser cartridge. I can't remember specifics, but I do remember that you need to put what you want spoken phonetically in a specific string name then there was an SYS to make it say it. The manual had a table with the phonetics and the SYS calls to make it work.
It also by default sounds out the letters and symbols on the keyboard as each key is pressed.
I had a pile of VIC tapes that I went through in the hope of finding some of the BASIC programs I had written in the dim dark past that used the cartridge - I remember that I wrote a speaking clock and a text adventure game that spoke, but unfortunately I couldn't find them. I have seen one other listed on eBay, and I contacted the seller to get a copy of the manual, unfortunately he didn't have his either.
If anyone can help..it would be appreciated!
EDIT - This data sheet looks very very familiar, and I think it goes part way to the solution..
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~concu ... /words.pdf


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I wonder if guru Marko Mäkelä ever found out anything. In 2003, he also owned Adman Speech Synthesizer for VIC-20. Maybe you would like to contact him. Another option as mentioned before is that Sintech shop has a C64 Adman Speech for sale. I don't know if Thomas would be kind to photo-copy the manual, and then hope to be able to apply the C64 addresses to VIC.

If you want to dig even deeper than allophones, here is a rather technical description of the SP0256 chip used in cartridges like this one. I dunno if it helps you search the ROM for suitable SYS addresses though.

http://spatula-city.org/~im14u2c/intv/t ... r_set.html

So, now we have two Denial members with one speech synth each (you and Mika, who has Currah Chatterbox) but both lack documentation?
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By the way, here is the message on cbm-hackers list in case you didn't find it:

http://www.softwolves.pp.se/misc/arkiv/ ... /8727.html

The GETIN vector equals the pointer $032A/032B (810/811) if I'm not mistaken. By PRINT PEEK(810)+PEEK(811)*256 you may get a hint which address is called for every keypress, and maybe it will jog your memory the method to "say" a word.
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Post by billlagr »

I located someone else on Google who had one in their collection, but the email I sent bounced. :/
Its a pity that I loaned it out, but when I did, there wasnt really a demand for Vic stuff. It was boxed and all....
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At least "marko dot makela at hut dot fi" seemed to be a valid email address as late as yesterday.. :) Otherwise I could post a follow-up to the list on the almost two year old message asking if there ever was any progress.
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There is your manual! http://sleepingelephant.com/v-web/bulle ... 1033#11033

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I have fixed Mikam's Currah unit and it looks very similar to the Jogi pictures. More later.
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