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The Economist reacted to Justin in Speak & Spell
Did anybody else have a Speak & Spell growing up? Texas Instruments found a tremendously clever use of their speech synthesis chip. The Speak & Spell was introduced in June, 1978 at the Summer CES, making it one of the very first handheld electronic devices with a visual display. Speak & Spell enjoyed a very similar lifespan to that of the Atari 2600, retailing from 1978-1992.
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The Economist reacted to RickR in Speak & Spell
I just learned that Commodore made a speech module for the VIC-20 and C64 called "Magic Voice" that used the same chip/design as the Speak and Spell. I guess the Scott Adams adventure games used it, as well as others like Gorf.
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The Economist reacted to Justin in Kay-Bee Memories
Thinking back to good times at Kay-Bee Toy Stores in the mall. My first Atari came from Sears, but almost every game I ever bought for Atari, Nintendo, all the way up through Dreamcast, most often came from Kay-Bee in our local mall. It's always fun to share these memories this time of year. Hope you guys have some fond Kay-Bee memories too!
http://youtu.be/cB_cAK8CbXA
Kay-Bee Toy Stores Commercial for Atari Games and Systems (1986)
