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)

1 Colo(u)r
2 Secret word
3 E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
4 Possessed?
5 Dictionary used?

[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)

Did it really have an American voice? I remember it speaking normally, but my memory may be hazy... — Chameleon 02:41, 6 May 2007 (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)

[edit] Possessed?

When I was young, I had a Speak & Spell with some sort of glitch that caused it to continue speaking even when it was unplugged, and with no batteries inside. It wouldn't speak actual words -- it would say "Now spell (assorted gibberish)" -- which led me to believe that it really *was* possessed. Did anyone else have similar issues with the toy? --Procrastinatrix 18:53, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dictionary used?

Does anyone know how many words it used, which dictionary was chosen, and what words were stored? I'd like to recreate it for the OLPC if possible....--Tomhannen (talk) 00:31, 30 December 2007 (UTC)