Table Of Contents - Commodore Magic Voice 64 Installing & Operating Manual

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION - YOUR COMPUTER TALKS I ................... 1
1. INSTALLING YOUR MAGIC VOICETM SPEECH MODULE .......... 2
1.1. Using A Television .................................... 2
1.2. Using A Commodore Monitor ........................... 3
1.3. Using Your Own Audio System .......................... 4
1.4. Troubleshooting Tips ................................. 4
2. MAKING YOUR COMMODORE 64 TALK ....................... 5
2.1. YourFirstWords ..................................... 5
2.2. Making Plural Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5
2.3. Using the Built-in Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6
2.4. How BASIC Programs Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7
Counting From 1 to 10 ................................. 8
SAYing the Alphabet ................................... 8
2.5. Your First Sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
2.6. SAY and Spell ....................................... 10
2.7. SAYing Numbers ..................................... 11
2.8. Changing the Speech RATE ............................ 12
2.9. The ROY Command ................................... 13
3. SUMMARY OF BASIC "SPEECH" COMMANDS ................. 14
3.1. The SAY Command ................................... 14
3.2. The RATE Command .................................. 14
3.3. The VOC Command ................................... 15
3.4. The ROY Command ................................... 15
3.5. ErrorConditions ..................................... 15
3.6. Discussion .......................................... ·16
4. PROGRAMMING SPEECH IN ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE ........... 17
4.1. Assembly Language Calling Procedures .................. 18
4.2. Memory Requirements ................................ 18
4.3. Assembly Routines ................................... 19
SRESET (Reset Speech System/Stop Talking) ............... 19
SPSTAT{GetStatusofSpeech Module) .................... 19
SAYIT (Say a Word) ..................................... 19