Talking clock - give the 6502 housekeeper the gift of the gab!

6-32 — elektor june 1982 talking clock In a very short time every electrical appliance will be talking to you: the washing machine, vacuum cleaner, cooker and probably, the kitchen sink. This "desirable feature" (?) is already evident in the new generation of digital clocks that are fast beginning to appear. A clock that actually tells the time is not such a bad idea after all, especially for the visually handicapped. The UAA 1003 from ITT has been designed specifically to form the basis of a talking clock. It incorporates a complete speech generator designed specifically to "tell the time". Further- more, it can be connected directly to talking clock give the 6502 housekeeper the gift of the gab! More and more "chattering chips" are appearing on the market. In December 1981 Elektor introduced the Talking Board with its extensive vocabulary. But, as this article points out, computers are not the only ones to talk. Even digital clocks can now be "conversed with" thanks to the UAA...