Solid State Speech Synthesizer - Revision history

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 Record the serial number from the bottom of the Speech Synthesizer and the purchase date in the space below. The serial number is identified by the words "SERIAL NO." on the bottom case. Always reference this information in any correspondence.
-==Solid State Speech<sup>*</sup> Synthisizer==
+==Solid State Speech<sup>TM</sup> Synthisizer==
 Model PHP1500

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 ==Set-Up Instructions==
 The Speech Synthesizer is designed to be a permanent addition to your computer system. Once installed, it is best left in place. The unit will perform its duties whenever it's called upon. When not in use, it has no effect on the other operations of your computer. No additional power source is necessary to operate the Speech Synthesizer, since it receives all of its power requirements from the main console. Whenever you connect more than one accessory (including the Speech Synthesizer) to your computer, the Speech Synthesizer must be connected to the console first. Two other accessories can be connected in line to the right of the speech unit.
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-| caption      = TI-99/4A Solit State Speech<sup>TM</sup> Synthesizer
+| caption      = Texas Instruments Solid State Speech<sup>TM</sup> Synthesizer
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 ==Summary==
-The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A '''Solid State Speech<sup>TM</sup> Synthesizer''' plugs into the side-car position on the right-hand side of either computer. The speech synthesizer contains a specific vocabulary. The speech synthesizer always needs to be plugged into the first side-car position even if using a peripheral expansion box (PEB). If other peripherals are used, the speech synthesizer always has to be the first peripheral, plugged in, closest to the computer, to work properly.
+[[File: Speech Synthesizer Manual.png|300px|thumb|thumb|frame|left|Speech Synthesizer Attached to TI-99/4A]] '''Solid State Speech<sup>TM</sup> Synthesizer''' plugs into the side-car position on the right-hand side of either computer. The speech synthesizer contains a specific vocabulary. The speech synthesizer always needs to be plugged into the first side-car position even if using a peripheral expansion box (PEB). If other peripherals are used, the speech synthesizer always has to be the first peripheral, plugged in, closest to the computer, to work properly.
 Initially, Texas Instruments (TI) intended to sell add on vocabulary cartridges that plugged directly into the speech synthesizer into the lifting door on the front of the unit. However; it was quickly realized that vocabulary expansion was easily achieved in software, therefore; the expansion cards were quickly disbanded and never developed or sold for the speech synthesizer. The speech synthesizer was one of the most purchased and available add-on modules around for the TI-99/4 -  TI-99/4A system as it was given away near the end of the computer's life with software titles.

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 ==Summary==
-The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A '''Solid State Speech<sup>TM</sup> Synthesizer''' plugs into the side-car position on the right-hand side of either computer. The speech synthesizer contained a specific vocabulary. The speech synthesizer always had to be plugged into the side-car position even if using a peripheral expansion box (PEB). If other peripherals were used, the speech synthesizer always had to be the first peripheral, plugged in, closest to the computer, to work properly.
+The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A '''Solid State Speech<sup>TM</sup> Synthesizer''' plugs into the side-car position on the right-hand side of either computer. The speech synthesizer contains a specific vocabulary. The speech synthesizer always needs to be plugged into the first side-car position even if using a peripheral expansion box (PEB). If other peripherals are used, the speech synthesizer always has to be the first peripheral, plugged in, closest to the computer, to work properly.
 Initially, Texas Instruments (TI) intended to sell add on vocabulary cartridges that plugged directly into the speech synthesizer into the lifting door on the front of the unit. However; it was quickly realized that vocabulary expansion was easily achieved in software, therefore; the expansion cards were quickly disbanded and never developed or sold for the speech synthesizer. The speech synthesizer was one of the most purchased and available add-on modules around for the TI-99/4 -  TI-99/4A system as it was given away near the end of the computer's life with software titles.

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	==Set-Up Instructions==		==Set-Up Instructions==
−	The Speech Synthesizer is designed ~~·to~~ be a permanent addition to your computer system. Once installed, it is best left in place. The unit will perform its duties whenever it's called upon. When not in use, it has no effect on the other operations of your computer. No additional power source is necessary to operate the Speech Synthesizer, since it receives all of its power requirements from the main console. Whenever you ~~connect·~~ more than one accessory (including the Speech Synthesizer) to your computer, the Speech Synthesizer must be connected to the console first. Two other accessories can be connected in line to the right of the speech unit.	+	The Speech Synthesizer is designed to be a permanent addition to your computer system. Once installed, it is best left in place. The unit will perform its duties whenever it's called upon. When not in use, it has no effect on the other operations of your computer. No additional power source is necessary to operate the Speech Synthesizer, since it receives all of its power requirements from the main console. Whenever you connect more than one accessory (including the Speech Synthesizer) to your computer, the Speech Synthesizer must be connected to the console first. Two other accessories can be connected in line to the right of the speech unit.

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	N.C. Pearson. "Electronics Speaks Out." ''Design News'', April 9, 1979, pp.76-79.		N.C. Pearson. "Electronics Speaks Out." ''Design News'', April 9, 1979, pp.76-79.
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		+	Richard Wiggins and Larry Brantingham. "Three-Chip System Synthesizes Human Speech." ''Electronics'', August 31, 1978, pp. 109-116.
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		+	==Set-Up Instructions==
		+	The Speech Synthesizer is designed ·to be a permanent addition to your computer system. Once installed, it is best left in place. The unit will perform its duties whenever it's called upon. When not in use, it has no effect on the other operations of your computer. No additional power source is necessary to operate the Speech Synthesizer, since it receives all of its power requirements from the main console. Whenever you connect· more than one accessory (including the Speech Synthesizer) to your computer, the Speech Synthesizer must be connected to the console first. Two other accessories can be connected in line to the right of the speech unit.

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 *give instruction to non-readers
-'''Note:''' ''A specialized'' Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> ''Command Module must be plugged into computer console to activate the Speech Synthesizer''. You can use the [[Speed Editor]] Command Module or any other module which is programmed for speech, such as Early Reading Command Module.
+'''Note:''' ''A specialized'' Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> ''Command Module must be plugged into computer console to activate the Speech Synthesizer''. You can use the [[Speech Editor]] Command Module or any other module which is programmed for speech, such as Early Reading Command Module.
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 Gives your TI Home Computer a voice of its own - adds new excitement and enjoyment to computer applications through spoken words, phrases, and sentences.
-<sup>*</sup> Solid State Speech is a trademark of Texas Instruments
+'''<sup>*</sup> Solid State Speech is a trademark of Texas Instruments'''
 Solid State Speech<sup>TM</sup> synthesis is a Texas Instruments innovation which constructs a human voice on a single chip of silicon (an integrated circuit). Without using traditional recording methods, such as tapes or records, you can: