10 Sep
2002
10 Sep
'02
6:17 a.m.
I just aquired an Apple II "Echo II" card and speaker box. I don't get
how to connect the speaker box. It has a Din 5 connector, but no where on
the card is any place to connect it. The card has a 2 pin plug for
routing the Apple internal speaker, and has a 1/8 inch phono jack for an
external speaker.
Also, maybe I misunderstood what this thing does. I thought it was
basically a sound card for the Apple II series, but the box has a "rate"
dial, and the company that makes it is the "American Printing House for
the Blind" (based on a product label on the underside of the speaker box).
Is this thing some kind of voice box? What software do I need to make it
work?
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
10 Sep
10 Sep
6:38 a.m.
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, chris wrote:
I just aquired an Apple II "Echo II" card
and speaker box. I don't get
how to connect the speaker box. It has a Din 5 connector, but no where
on the card is any place to connect it. The card has a 2 pin plug for
routing the Apple internal speaker, and has a 1/8 inch phono jack for an
external speaker.
I have no idea where the DIN connector would go. I don't think I've ever
seen an Echo card with that.
Also, maybe I misunderstood what this thing does. I
thought it was
basically a sound card for the Apple II series, but the box has a "rate"
dial, and the company that makes it is the "American Printing House for
the Blind" (based on a product label on the underside of the speaker
box).
Is this thing some kind of voice box? What software do I need to make it
work?
It also does speech synthesis with the supplied software. If you don't
have the software then I can probably make a copy for you as I know
exactly where my disks are.
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8:41 a.m.
At 03:39 AM 9/10/02 -0700, you wrote:
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, chris wrote:
I could use a copy if you don't mind. I have one of those cards too. Is there
anything special about the speaker box? (Is it amplified?) I didn't get the box with
mine.
FWIW a Google search founds plenty of hits about the Echo cards. They were widely used
in computers that were specially set up for the handicapped. Lots of hits and lots of uses
but very few had any technical info.
Joe
I just aquired an Apple II "Echo II"
card and speaker box. I don't get
how to connect the speaker box. It has a Din 5 connector, but no where
on the card is any place to connect it. The card has a 2 pin plug for
routing the Apple internal speaker, and has a 1/8 inch phono jack for an
external speaker.
I have no idea where the DIN connector would go. I don't think I've ever
seen an Echo card with that.
Also, maybe I misunderstood what this thing does.
I thought it was
basically a sound card for the Apple II series, but the box has a "rate"
dial, and the company that makes it is the "American Printing House for
the Blind" (based on a product label on the underside of the speaker
box).
Is this thing some kind of voice box? What software do I need to make it
work?
It also does speech synthesis with the supplied software. If you don't
have the software then I can probably make a copy for you as I know
exactly where my disks are. 
9 a.m.
Joe wrote:
I could use a copy if you don't mind. I have one of those cards too. Is there
anything special about the speaker box? (Is it amplified?) I didn't get the box with
mine.
FWIW a Google search founds plenty of hits about the Echo cards. They were widely used
in computers that were specially set up for the handicapped. Lots of hits and lots of uses
but very few had any technical info.
Joe
Yeah, me too. On my card the speaker box was just a speaker in a box.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph
10:14 a.m.
Thanks Gary, that's what I expected. Do you know if the speaker is 8 Ohm, 4 Ohm or
what?
Joe
At 03:56 PM 9/10/02 -0500, you wrote:
Joe wrote:
I could use a copy if you don't mind. I have one of those cards too. Is there
anything special about the speaker box? (Is it amplified?) I didn't get the box with
mine.
FWIW a Google search founds plenty of hits about the Echo cards. They were widely used
in computers that were specially set up for the handicapped. Lots of hits and lots of uses
but very few had any technical info.
Joe
Yeah, me too. On my card the speaker box was just a speaker in a box.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph
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