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LambdaSpeak Speech Synthesizer, Sample Player, RTC, MP3, Serial Interface, MIDI

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LambdaMikel

Quote from: Audronic on 00:13, 10 May 19

Which TRS-80 ? Model 1/3/4 CoCo ?


Ray


Yes, I have a Model 4 and a CoCo 2. The speech synth will be for TRS 80 Model 1 / 3 / 4.  (2 is different AFAIK).

XeNoMoRPH

Quote from: LambdaMikel on 23:35, 09 May 19
@XeNoMoRPH , I have parts for exactly 1 LS 3 left - are you interested? Since you just bought LS 1.95, your price will be reduced.
yes , i'm interested  8)
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LambdaMikel

Alright, offer sent!


The first batch is gone and almost ready to ship.


GUNHED

Quote from: LambdaMikel on 01:12, 10 May 19

Yes, I have a Model 4 and a CoCo 2. The speech synth will be for TRS 80 Model 1 / 3 / 4.  (2 is different AFAIK).


Well, I got a Genie IIIs at home (from TCS, IIRC TRS-compatible). Would the LS run there too? That would be fun!  :laugh:
http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)

LambdaMikel

Quote from: GUNHED on 18:30, 15 May 19

Well, I got a Genie IIIs at home (from TCS, IIRC TRS-compatible). Would the LS run there too? That would be fun!  :laugh:


This one?

https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/system-80/promotions_flyer_genie3s.pdf


Made by Siemens... wow  :)


It even has expansion slots inside... no idea whether these are compatible with any TRS80 Model 3, 4, 4p.... the TRS computers did not have internal "PC-like" expansion slots. It was possible to upgrade the RAM, put in a Serial Interface, and Graphics Card, but they all had "predefined" places on the motherboard, so no universal expansion slot mechanism existed.


However, there is an expansion port of course. If the TRS IIIs has the same expansion port and pin out like the TRS 80 Model 3 & 4, then sure, it will work!


EDIT - that was a great time when German companies were still building computers... sad to see that the TRS IIIs had no market share whatsoever. I had a Siemens PC in 1998 - 2002 (but that was already Fujitsu Siemens, and the MOBO was really ACER...)

TFM, please post a video of this beauty, with some nice CP/M graphics!!

GUNHED


Link is broken...

No, not Siemens, TCS :-) It is more like this one: (see attachment). However mine has some military medical upgrades:

- Z80 runs with 8 MHz
- 2nd Z80 with also 8 MHz and own 64 KB RAM
- Piezo sound data transfer systems (mind control, measurement of bones)
- Bullet proof steel casing
- way too big keyboard

At the end of the day I work with the CPC though ;-)
http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)

LambdaMikel

Quote from: GUNHED on 19:21, 15 May 19
Link is broken...

No, not Siemens, TCS :-) It is more like this one: (see attachment). However mine has some military medical upgrades:

- Z80 runs with 8 MHz
- 2nd Z80 with also 8 MHz and own 64 KB RAM
- Piezo sound data transfer systems (mind control, measurement of bones)
- Bullet proof steel casing
- way too big keyboard

At the end of the day I work with the CPC though ;-)


Yes, that's the same thing as the link I posted. It was manufactured by Siemens for TCS... flyer attached.

TCS only purchased stuff and put a sticker on top / rebranded them. Same business model like Schneider had.

GUNHED

Yes, that's it. A killer machine, sadly no sound was planned ever. Oh, well it got three 8 bit parallel I/O ports, that could be a digiblaster.... better I go with the LS3. 
I will be able to stream from 1,6 MB 8" floppy drives.  :)  No, just kidding, I will use the 0.7 MB 5,25" floppies of course.  :)
http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)

LambdaMikel

Quote from: GUNHED on 19:21, 15 May 19
At the end of the day I work with the CPC though ;-)


Well, you can use the Genie IIIs in the morning hours then though  :D
(Don't we all need a little bit of Genie inside from time to time )

zhulien

I can't wait for my Lamdaspeak - I want to see if i can patch a commercial game to have an MP3 soundtrack and speech!

zhulien


GUNHED

http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)


LambdaMikel

Quote from: zhulien on 10:15, 16 May 19
btw, did you see Robotic Liberation yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SdGkkp1aq8
You can imagine it is singing.
Wow, that's impresse for unexpanded VIC-20... no I haven't! Thanks for sharing!


LambdaMikel

Quote from: zhulien on 09:41, 16 May 19
I can't wait for my Lamdaspeak - I want to see if i can patch a commercial game to have an MP3 soundtrack and speech!
Sounds good! Switching modes and such might require some firmware changes though, we will see... we can work together on this. Do you have an EPROMER? 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-TL866II-Pro-USB-BIOS-Universal-Programmer-Kit-with-9pcs-Adapter-W1A1/401757767419?epid=25018582478&hash=item5d8aa106fb:g:ZmkAAOSwa1NcxGq1

USB TL866II

https://github.com/lambdamikel/LambdaSpeak3

GUNHED

Maybe I can do a "quick and dirty" Berzerk and put it into the LS3 ROM. However if would be great to have the original source and a description of the arcade machine. This way we could do an emulation on CPC. Anybody else working on this?  :-\
http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)

LambdaMikel

Oh, that'll be awesome!
It should be possible to get the samples from the YouTube videos.
And 128 KB of PCM memory should also suffice for them.

zhulien

Quote from: LambdaMikel on 15:47, 16 May 19
Sounds good! Switching modes and such might require some firmware changes though, we will see... we can work together on this. Do you have an EPROMER? 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-TL866II-Pro-USB-BIOS-Universal-Programmer-Kit-with-9pcs-Adapter-W1A1/401757767419?epid=25018582478&hash=item5d8aa106fb:g:ZmkAAOSwa1NcxGq1

USB TL866II

https://github.com/lambdamikel/LambdaSpeak3


I don't have one at the moment.  Does the lamdaspeak have a non-CPC ROM onboard?

LambdaMikel

Yes, the LS3 firmware running on the ATmega... well, hopefully nothing needs to change.


XeNoMoRPH

your amstrad news source in spanish language : https://auamstrad.es

GUNHED

http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)

GUNHED

LS3 received, and posted... here a picture of the hypno lights... Two are off, I assume they are spare for a firmware update?

http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)

XeNoMoRPH

Quote from: GUNHED on 18:47, 23 May 19
LS3 received, and posted... here a picture of the hypno lights... Two are off, I assume they are spare for a firmware update?
I also have my unit ;D
your amstrad news source in spanish language : https://auamstrad.es

GUNHED

Cool! You've been 1st I guess!  ;D


Now I'm supposed to make an RSX expansion, but nonsense is more fun for tonite ;-)


https://youtu.be/zmBOmZLTOAk
http://futureos.de --> Get the revolutionary FutureOS (Update: 2023.11.30)
http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip --> Get the RSX-ROM for LambdaSpeak :-) (Updated: 2021.12.26)

LambdaMikel


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