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From: psfales@intgp7.ih.att.com (-Fales,P.S.)
Subject: Re: Voice Synthesizer Required
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Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 01:04:34 GMT
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In article <3ongs3$l4@raffles.technet.sg>,
M. Shankar <semsys2@technet.sg> wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>We are currently looking for a voice synthesizer that can either convert 
>text to voice or a unit that can store a large vocabulary to be used as a 
>text to synthesizied voice convertor (much like an electronic voice 
>dictionary).
>
>The unit that we are seeking requires a serial interface (RS232), and 
>should fit comfortably in a car (under the dash board). 
>

Check out the V8600 from R/C Systems.  They advertise in Circuit Cellar
Ink and (I think) EDN.  This unit would take a little work to make
into a product - it's just a small circuit board with a few components
on it, but all it needs is a power supply, a speaker, and some
connectors.  It includes both a parallel and a serial interface (TTL, not
RS-232).  I use one in my home automation system and it works great.  The
TTS is pretty good, but you can also program words phonetically to
get around problem pronunciations.
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