Talk:Speak & Spell (toy)

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Is the Speak & Spell computer capable of saying what you typed in, or does it just have a small database of words it knows? At least the simulators you find in the Internet just use pre-recorded sounds and therefore can't read what you typed in (like cuss words etc.). --Abdull 21:09, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

If I recall correctly, it had a predefined library of words, as well as each letter. It could not say arbitrary words that weren't in its library. Pimlottc 22:58, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

And another question: what's that other computer voice you hear on so many electronica tracks, as for example "Cylob - Rewind"? --Abdull 21:16, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Colo(u)r

I seem to recall the TV ads in Ireland (and presumably the UK) had the machine asking for the spelling of the word "COLOUR" [sic]; presumably to reassure potential customers that the American voice did not entail American spellings. jnestorius^(talk) 12:14, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Secret word

I know the code71.155.241.73

[edit] E.T. the Extra Terrestrial

I'm surprised the article makes no mention of this toy's appearance in the movie E.T.; it was an integral component to one of the movie's major plot points.65.14.2.104 11:36, 31 March 2007 (UTC)