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Show threadFrancois DionNov 23, 2023

But, you may ask, what is a System 80 computer? It was a Radio Shack TRS80 model I compatible computer. It was much cheaper than the US import. Here is a mk II version in the Dick Smith 1983 catalog.

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Show threadFrancois DionNov 23, 2023

DSE also had a music synthesizer for the System 80 at a very reasonable $149 australian. Anybody has one of these?

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Show threadFrancois DionNov 23, 2023
i was underestimating the price. The #votrax Type n Talk was put onthe market in 1980 at a price of $349. In US currency. Here, i found it at $499 Australian dollars in the Dick Smith Electronics catalog from 1983 (votrax would file for bankruptcy in 84). This #SpeechSynthesizer was based on Votrax own chip, the SC-01. They are so rare now that the ic itself sells for over $200 and the type n text often sells for double that. #retrocomputing #trs80 #system80 #appleii #atari #commodore #amstrad