Maplins VIC-20 Voice PCB.

Shaun.Bebbington · Post by **Shaun.Bebbington** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:49 pm

Hello folks,

I've also posted this on comp.sys.cbm, and was wondering if anyone here can help.

I've found a Maplin VIC-20 Voice PCB, and would like to know if anyone has information about it?

It has two 5-pin sockets on it (look like Midi), a 28-pin GI chip and
a "pass-though" 9-pin connector that plugs into the joystick port.

Anyone???

Many thanks,

Shaun.

shem · Post by **shem** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:20 pm

ahh the old gb17t
it is a maplin speech synth discontinued now using a spo256 made by General Instruments
I built one of these a very long time ago 20 years or so dont have the original but I do have another one along with a photocpy of the instructions
it used to be a kit in one of the maplin magazines

What is it you need to know????

Leeeeee · Post by **Leeeeee** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:53 pm

Here.

RobertBe · Post by **RobertBe** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:19 am

Oooo, neat-o! Thanks for the link.

Pulling out the Currah cart for
the C64,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
CommVEx v5 info - http://www.commodore.ca/forum and click on ComVEX

Shaun.Bebbington · Post by **Shaun.Bebbington** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:16 am

Thanks folks! I'll demonstrate it at the next Commodore Computer Club (UK) meet in June.

Regards,

Shaun.

shem · Post by **shem** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:08 pm

Good link hard to find anything about an item exclusive to maplins and so old
but if my memory serves me right the original article was a little more in depth and had a few more examples i will see if i can find my photocopy i still have it somewhere

shem · Post by **shem** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:14 pm

@Shaun
I have emailed you some jpegs hope they will help still have to find the article

Jogi · Post by **Jogi** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:00 pm

Hi Shaun.Bebbington,

http://www.nemetzpower.de/denial/vic20talk.pdf

best regards Jogi

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:28 pm

I am still waiting for audio samples of the Vortrax being used with Scott Adams games.