TRS-80 Model 1 (was: Arty computers (was: Re: PDP-11/70 in Yates Center, KS)

Rumor has it that Tony Duell may have mentioned these words: I dunno... Wasn't the Model 1 the first commercial microcomputer with voice recognition abilities? [1] I remember working (read: tinkering ;-) on a Model 1 in High school (as it was abandoned by everyone once we'd gotten 6 shiny new Model 4 machines) and it had a TRS-80 branded peripheral called the "Vox-Box." It had a Citizens-Band microphone hooked into (I'm guessing) an A-D converter that hooked onto the expansion buss. I actually got it "working" but noticed that the recognition wasn't the best, and IIRC you got maybe 20 words max. The included program let you "teach" the computer digits 0-9 & a few other commands (Save/Load/etc.) This was in '83-'84 when I tinkered with it, dunno how old the "Vox-Box" actually was, tho. Did anything exist (commercially) like that previously to the Model 1? Laterz, Roger "Merch" Merchberger [1] Yes, I know it's almost a lie to call it that... but what the heck can ya expect in 48K??? ;-) -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers _??_ zmerch at 30below.com (?||?) If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead _)(_ disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.