[sdiy] FS/FT: speech chips SP-0256

[Brockr0 at cs.com]

Hi Doug:

The SP-0256A-AL2 is the GI factory ROM version of the SP-0256A, 
allophone version 2. The -012 version is the Intellivision version with 
words common to video games in ROM. No idea what the -017 is.

The applications booklet you have might contain the information on 
how to use the external serial input. This is probably what Ken 
needs to use the SP-0256-012.

Brock


In a message dated 6/3/01 epeasant at telusplanet.net writes:

> Hello, all,
>  
>  >
>  >> I'm looking for data on a pari of chips:
>  >>  Tehy are marked SPB-640 and SP-0256-012 both with manufacturers mark 
GI.
>  
>  >>  They are from an old Mattel Intellivision.
>  >
>  
>  I have a couple of Rat Shack speech processor chips, new in box, available.
>  
>  
>  One is a RS 276-1783 which consists of a SP-0256-017 together with a 
SPR-016-
> 117
>  support ROM, including 4 pages of RS data sheet documentation.
>  
>  The other is a RS 276-1784 which has a S-0256A-AL2 along with a small 20 
> page
>  applications book.
>  
>  I don't know if the data here is applicable to the SP-0256-012 chip, but I 
> can
>  scan it for you if you like.
>  
>  I am open to offers or trades on these two items, otherwise I may attempt 
to
>  build something with them myself. (Like I have time!) So if you want to 
> build
>  a speak-n-spell from scratch, let me know.
>  
>  Take care,
>  Doug