[Coco] Real Talker Cartridge

[Mark Marlette]

Tim,
As others have indicated it is a no go without modifications. The IOmap is in conflict, thus a reason when the map says reserved, to keep out.... :) Detailed explanation below.

I do have this working on a CC3. I did this back prior to moving to Delano, which was in 1996.
I went to my repository and pulled the document up..... Here is it pasted here. I was very young at the time so, I am surprised I documented at all! :)
I will send you the .doc file via PM.
I always wondered where my SV pak went as I thought I never sold it. This year at the fest going through the four totes of paks and boxes trying to sort them it was found and pulled. It was right there and so were you!!!! :) 

Note sure how this will convert through the list server, pasted good on this end.....

--------------------------                             SUPER VOICE MOD   This filewill aid you in the modification of the Speech Systems Super Voiceprogram pack. As previously designed the SSI-263'sinternal registers weredecoded from $ff80-$ff84. This caused no problem onthe CoCo 1 and 2 becausethis was a reserved area in the memory map. When theCoCo 3 came out this areawas still reserved but due to the new PAL orsatellite board in the multipak thenew address decoding would not allow the speech pakto be selected. I havemodified the hardware and software to the mapped areaof $ff60-$ff64.   When makingthese modifications ESD(electrical static discharge) proceduresshould be followed. For my references IC2=74LS133 andIC3=74LS138. When thetraces are being removed please allow enough of atrace path for placement ofa wire.       -----------------------------        |    Removes : (trace cuts)|       -----------------------------          IC2pin1          IC2pin 10           IC3pin 3          IC3pin 5         --------------------------------        |    Add       (jumpers)      |       --------------------------------        |    FROM   |       TO        |       --------------------------------          IC2pin 1  | Pin 25 CoCo Bus          IC2pin 10 |  Pin 24 ""   ""          IC3pin 3  | IC3 pin 8          IC3pin 5  | Pin 26 CoCo Bus     The softwareprogram to modify the "Supertok/bin" program is"Voicemod/bas".After loading "Voicemod", just place theSpeech Systems disk in drive 0 andrun the program. After completion run the"Speak" program to verify that thehardware mods were performed properly.   The program"Hello/bas" lines should be edited as follows :            Line 290  83 to 63           Line 300  80 to 60, 83 to 63            Line 310 84 to 64           Line 320  FF,81 to FF,61           Line 330  82 to 62, 83 to 63           Line 340  80 to 60, 80 to 60           Line 1000 FF80 to FF60           Line 1010 FF81 to FF61           Line 1020 FF82 to FF62            Line 1030 FF83 to FF63           Line 1040 FF84 to FF64   All of theother programs use the "Supertok/bin" file.
 Mark Marlette
 http://www.cloud9tech.com
mark at cloud9tech.com
mark at gamecamaddict.com

      From: tim lindner <tlindner at macmess.org>
 To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
 Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 4:50 PM
 Subject: [Coco] Real Talker Cartridge
   
Is the Real Talker cartridge compatible with the CoCo 3?

I typed in the small sample program from the manual and it did not work.

I'm hoping it just isn't compatible with the CoCo 3.

Anyone know?

I'd test with a CoCo 2 but I don't have one at the moment.


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