Re: Speech Systems Symphony 12 & Piano attachment
Brian Blake via Coco <coco-uNHYcr1XS/wmlAP/[email protected]>
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Jim - thanks for that! That certainly makes sense. As I recall, Speech Systems was well known for using existing components for new devices. Obviously the device I had wasn't the piano interface, since it had a DIN connector. But the board was very similar to this one. in the link you sent. On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM RETRO Innovations via Coco < [email protected]> wrote: > On 8/12/2025 10:43 AM, Brian Blake via Coco wrote: > > Hi Rob, thanks for sharing this info. > > > > Is there any way you could take some pic of the cartridge PCB - top & > > bottom? I'd like to get it documented and maybe try to reproduce it. I > have > > a feeling items like these weren't sold in great numbers, and the > > documentation is non-existent. > > > > The irony here is, now that I know what some of these items are, I'm > about > > 90% convinced I had the cartridge at one point, and sold it along with > all > > of my CoCo stuff in 2017. I had a long white Speech Systems cartridge > with > > a single DIN port on it - I think it was 5 pins. I had no idea what it > was > > for then... > > I *think* this is the cartridge folks are referring to: > > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/posts/10162805383202641/?__cft__[0]=AZUliL9M8eYMGwoHCa3zbvScy1p73RMJSuzybYYHuKRfcXSvBoh-hAEsiINz7xQiqpUBrV_fNadY9bIfqwEnYYgnx5jDzR7QzZ9AMchsoF5xUS-L36UB9TKet4kWU-hcCQQ3ATza2LhT3yuHCfW_w7Ltfa0NAg_QUszA_L_YaHwzsEw2zoJqafa7Z04-uD3fqoDBZO32Q-13zDhvj5w3lzin&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R > > (Yes, I know it's FB, but I don't think this list accepts pics...) > > It looks like a Speech Systems Stereo Pak that has been partially stuff > (PIA and decoding in place, but not R2R ladders or audio outputs) > > Jim > > > -- > RETRO Innovations, Contemporary Gear for Classic Systems > www.go4retro.com > store.go4retro.com > > > -- > Coco mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco > -- Ohioan by birth, Floridian by the grace of U-Haul and a bad economy... -------- Sarcasm is the body's natural defense to stupidity. -- Coco mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco