LGR Oddware: $1,200 DECtalk PC Speech Synthesizer

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Released in 1984 the DECtalk DTC-01 was *THE* classic 80s speech synthesizer, used for everything from weather stations to movies. Today on Oddware we have the DECtalk PC from 1991, an ISA card for converting text to speech on MS-DOS PCs!

● Links to the resources mentioned:
https://www.archive.org/details/dectalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQmp_i41dAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu_Pp3ptxTY

● Download an archive of the drivers and software I've found:
https://archive.org/details/dectalk-ms-dos-drivers

● LGR links:
https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews
https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews
https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews

● Music courtesy of:
http://www.epidemicsound.com

#LGR #Oddware #Synthesizer



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