<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
line	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
electronic	O
hand-held	O
child	O
computers	O
by	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
that	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
TMC0280	B-Application
linear	B-Algorithm
predictive	I-Algorithm
coding	I-Algorithm
speech	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
receptor	O
slot	O
to	O
receive	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
ROM	B-Device
game	O
library	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	O
devices	O
with	O
a	O
visual	O
display	O
to	O
use	O
interchangeable	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
Basic	O
Fun	O
brought	O
back	O
the	O
classic	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
although	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
named	O
an	O
IEEE	O
Milestone	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
engineers	O
led	O
by	O
Paul	O
Breedlove	O
,	O
himself	O
an	O
engineer	O
,	O
with	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
(	O
TI	O
)	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1976	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
budget	O
of	O
$25	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
outgrowth	O
of	O
TI	O
's	O
research	O
into	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
purchased	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
(	O
called	O
expansion	O
modules	O
)	O
could	O
be	O
inserted	O
through	O
the	O
battery	O
receptacle	O
to	O
provide	O
new	O
solid-state	O
libraries	O
and	O
new	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
three-part	O
talking	O
educational	O
toy	O
series	O
that	O
also	O
included	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
and	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
was	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
TI	O
's	O
Learning	O
Center	O
product	O
group	O
and	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
Spelling	O
B	O
(	O
a	O
non-speech	O
product	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
children	O
learn	O
to	O
spell	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
First	O
Watch	O
(	O
designed	O
to	O
teach	O
children	O
to	O
read	O
digital	O
and	O
analog	O
timepieces	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
,	O
with	O
regional	O
variations	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
without	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
in	O
this	O
configuration	O
called	O
simply	O
the	O
Basic	O
Unit	O
(	O
containing	O
the	O
minigames	O
Mystery	O
Word	O
,	O
Secret	O
Code	O
,	O
and	O
Letter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
redesigned	O
twice	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
completely	O
recreated	O
in	O
1982	O
as	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
Compact	O
(	O
a	O
version	O
lacking	O
a	O
visual	O
display	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1989	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
original	O
vacuum	B-General_Concept
fluorescent	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
(	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
)	O
with	O
a	O
liquid	B-Device
crystal	I-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
LCD	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
1989	O
and	O
1992	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
saw	O
three	O
redesigns	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1992	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
linguistic	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
are	O
of	O
central	O
importance	O
to	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
separate	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
libraries	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
English	O
(	O
including	O
American	O
and	O
British	O
)	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
and	O
Spanish	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
natural	O
disinclination	O
of	O
consumers	O
to	O
purchase	O
games	O
in	O
foreign	O
languages	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
regional	O
lockout	O
does	O
not	O
prevent	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
expansion	O
module	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
in	O
consoles	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
foreign	O
editions	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
(	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
differences	O
being	O
graphics	O
,	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
placement	O
of	O
power/headset	O
jacks	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
lacked	O
a	O
lockout	O
,	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
often	O
bore	O
instructions	O
in	O
multiple	O
languages	O
despite	O
their	O
designation	O
for	O
consumer	O
groups	O
that	O
might	O
not	O
understand	O
the	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1980	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
membrane	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
in	O
place	O
of	O
raised	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
and	O
with	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
cartridge	B-Protocol
recognition	O
common	O
to	O
all	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spells	I-Application
except	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
,	O
the	O
entire	O
library	O
of	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
from	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
1980	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
1980	O
release	O
was	O
marketed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
in	O
German	O
as	O
the	O
Buddy	O
(	O
employing	O
an	O
umlaut	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
's	O
apostrophe	B-Language
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
French	O
as	O
La	O
Dictée	O
Magique	O
(	O
"	O
The	O
Magical	O
Dictation	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
Compact	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
and	O
lacking	O
the	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
Compact	O
was	O
a	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
only	O
one	O
other	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Speak	O
&	O
Write	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
English	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
Compact	O
sales	O
were	O
very	O
poor	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
causing	O
TI	O
to	O
send	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
excess	O
stock	O
abroad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
again	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
marketed	O
first	O
in	O
Italian	O
as	O
Grillo	O
Parlante	O
(	O
"	O
The	O
Talking	O
Cricket	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
for	O
children	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Pinocchio	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
as	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
France	O
as	O
the	O
Dictée	O
Magique	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
major	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
screen	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
layout	O
was	O
also	O
altered	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
standard	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
ABC	B-Application
keyboard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
also	O
altered	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
handle	O
which	O
had	O
come	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
prior	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spells	I-Application
was	O
now	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
toy	O
and	O
ergonomic	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
were	O
changed	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
incompatible	O
with	O
prior	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spells	I-Application
and	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
was	O
similarly	O
altered	O
to	O
prevent	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
again	O
majorly	O
redesigned	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
considerable	O
degree	O
to	O
its	O
prior	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
re-adopted	O
the	O
handle-on-top	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
models	O
and	O
resumed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
the	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
were	O
retained	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
keyboard	O
gained	O
an	O
additional	O
5	O
letters	O
(	O
6	O
in	O
some	O
regions	O
)	O
to	O
correspond	O
with	O
letters	O
requiring	O
diacritics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
marketed	O
first	O
in	O
Spanish	O
as	O
El	O
Loro	O
Parlanchín	O
(	O
The	O
Chatty	O
Parrot	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
,	O
in	O
French	O
as	O
La	O
Super	O
Dictée	O
Magique	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Italian	O
as	O
Grillo	O
Parlante	O
Più	O
(	O
"	O
Speaking	O
Cricket	O
Plus	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Spanish	O
market	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Basic	O
Fun	O
acquired	O
rights	O
to	O
manufacture	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
updated	O
version	O
introduced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2019	O
model	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
also	O
replaces	O
the	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
screen	O
with	O
a	O
segmented	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
removable	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
been	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
used	O
the	O
first	O
single-chip	O
voice	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
TMC0280	B-Application
,	O
later	O
called	O
the	O
TI	O
TMS5100	B-Application
,	O
which	O
utilized	O
a	O
10th-order	O
linear	B-Algorithm
predictive	I-Algorithm
coding	I-Algorithm
(	O
LPC	O
)	O
model	O
by	O
using	O
pipelined	O
electronic	O
DSP	B-General_Concept
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
data	O
(	O
phoneme	B-Language
data	I-Language
)	O
for	O
the	O
spoken	O
words	O
were	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
128	O
Kbit	O
metal	O
gate	O
PMOS	O
ROMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
128	O
Kbit	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
largest	O
capacity	O
ROM	B-Device
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
memory	O
module	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
could	O
be	O
interchangeably	O
plugged	O
into	O
a	O
slot	O
in	O
the	O
battery	O
compartment	O
and	O
selected	O
via	O
a	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1982	O
when	O
the	O
British	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Italian	O
and	O
German	O
versions	O
were	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
voices	O
were	O
recorded	O
in	O
the	O
TI	O
facility	O
near	O
Nice	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
these	O
full	O
bit	O
rate	O
digital	O
recordings	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
Dallas	O
for	O
processing	O
using	O
a	O
minicomputer	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stored	O
data	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
specific	O
words	O
and	O
phrases	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
display	O
employed	O
in	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
was	O
a	O
vacuum	B-General_Concept
fluorescent	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
(	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
)	O
that	O
was	O
only	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
8	O
text	O
characters	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
model	O
had	O
a	O
slimmer	O
case	O
and	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
which	O
could	O
display	O
16	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridges	B-Protocol
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
expansion	O
modules	O
)	O
are	O
freely	O
exchangeable	O
ROM	B-Protocol
libraries	I-Protocol
that	O
provide	O
additional	O
content	O
without	O
providing	O
additional	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
are	O
plugged	O
into	O
a	O
slot	O
near	O
the	O
battery	O
compartment	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
introduce	O
new	O
software	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	O
and	O
game	O
lists	O
are	O
of	O
different	O
lengths	O
depending	O
upon	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
word	O
lists	O
in	O
models	O
marketed	O
for	O
different	O
languages	O
reflect	O
the	O
language	O
marketed	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+List	O
of	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
line	O
Console	O
Module	O
title	O
Date	O
Color	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
Basic	O
Unit	O
(	O
not	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
)	O
1978	O
N/A	O
Vowel	O
PowerWoerner	O
,	O
Jeorg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1979	O
Red	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
,	O
UK	O
)	O
Vowel	O
Power	O
1978	O
Red	O
Mighty	O
Verbs	O
1979	O
Red	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
Homonym	O
Heroes	O
1980	O
Red	O
Noun	O
Endings	O
1980	O
Red	O
Magnificent	O
ModifiersTI	O
number	O
:	O
S00465	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1980	O
Red	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
Words	O
,	O
Words	O
,	O
Words	O
Yellow	O
Words	O
Around	O
Us	O
Gray	O
Expansion	O
3	O
Blue	O
El	O
Loro	O
Parlanchín	O
Módulo	O
de	O
Extensión	O
No	O
1Woerner	O
,	O
Joerg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
cartridges	B-Protocol
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Fantasy	O
Module	O
tie-in	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
toy	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Secret	O
Code	O
–	O
A	O
code-generating	O
program	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
a	O
word	O
on	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
and	O
the	O
console	O
returns	O
the	O
word	O
in	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Letter	O
–	O
Another	O
algorithm	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
change	O
a	O
word	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
entered	O
by	O
shifting	O
its	O
letters	O
several	O
spaces	O
down	O
the	O
alphabet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drop	O
It	O
–	O
A	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
see	O
how	O
new	O
words	O
are	O
made	O
by	O
adding	O
prefixes	O
and	O
suffixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	O
–	O
A	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
letter	O
recognition	O
and	O
visual	O
memory	O
skills	O
are	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystery	O
–	O
A	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
letter	O
patterns	O
in	O
words	O
and	O
visual	O
memory	O
are	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mix	O
Up	O
–	O
A	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
word	O
patterns	O
and	O
the	O
relationships	O
between	O
letter	O
sounds	O
and	O
spelling	O
are	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Same	O
As	O
–	O
A	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
homophones	O
are	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
A	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
abbreviations	O
,	O
contractions	O
,	O
and	O
word	O
endings	O
are	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Race	O
–	O
A	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
fast	O
recall	O
,	O
accurate	O
spelling	O
,	O
and	O
touch-typing	O
skills	O
are	O
tested	O
with	O
time	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Secret	O
Code	O
"	O
mini-game	O
encrypted	O
or	O
decrypted	O
"	O
words	O
"	O
(	O
really	O
,	O
any	O
string	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
letters	O
)	O
by	O
matching	O
up	O
two	O
sets	O
of	O
the	O
alphabet	B-Application
,	O
slightly	O
askew	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
Caesar	O
cipher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
commercial	O
retailers	O
offered	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
which	O
allowed	O
home	O
computers	O
to	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
access	O
its	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
Larry	O
Dighera	O
was	O
first	O
to	O
reveal	O
how	O
that	O
might	O
be	O
accomplished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Percom	O
Data	O
Company	O
offered	O
a	O
PC	O
Card	O
called	O
"	O
Speak-2-Me-2	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
installed	O
into	O
the	O
battery	O
compartment	O
of	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
and	O
connected	O
via	O
cable	O
to	O
a	O
TRS-80	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
East	O
Coast	O
Micro	O
Products	O
offered	O
hardware	O
to	O
interface	O
6502-based	O
computers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
IIe	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
February	O
1983	O
issue	O
of	O
Computers	O
&	O
Electronics	O
contained	O
instructions	O
for	O
interfacing	O
a	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Sinclair	B-Operating_System
ZX-80	I-Operating_System
a	O
Sinclair	O
ZX-81	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Timex	B-Device
1000	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texas	O
Instruments	O
itself	O
later	O
adapted	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
's	O
technology	O
into	O
a	O
speech	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
accessory	O
for	O
its	O
popular	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
"	O
)	O
are	O
emulated	O
,	O
running	O
the	O
original	O
code	O
,	O
by	O
MESS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
simulations	O
of	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
(	O
not	O
emulations	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
run	O
the	O
original	O
code	O
)	O
have	O
shown	O
up	O
online	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
with	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
programmed	O
for	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
,	O
these	O
are	O
often	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
nostalgic	B-Application
sentiment	I-Application
for	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
has	O
been	O
employed	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
in	O
commercial	O
music	O
as	O
an	O
instrument	O
either	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
form	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
modified	O
"	O
bent	O
"	O
circuit	O
instrument	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artists	O
like	O
Kraftwerk	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
musical	O
samples	O
from	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
in	O
their	O
songs	O
,	O
whereas	O
most	O
employed	O
the	O
non-musical	O
vocal	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
to	O
create	O
vocal	O
parts	O
in	O
their	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
has	O
featured	O
in	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
alternative	O
rock	O
(	O
Beck	O
,	O
Coldplay	O
and	O
Limp	O
Bizkit	O
)	O
,	O
electronic	O
music	O
(	O
with	O
such	O
artists	O
as	O
Jean	O
Michel	O
Jarre	O
,	O
Röyksopp	O
,	O
and	O
Robyn	O
)	O
,	O
synthpop	O
(	O
with	O
such	O
groups	O
as	O
Orchestral	O
Manoeuvres	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
,	O
Freezepop	O
,	O
and	O
Erasure	O
)	O
,	O
trance	O
music	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
synthpop	O
band	O
Depeche	O
Mode	O
's	O
1981	O
debut	O
album	O
,	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
,	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
musicians	O
have	O
also	O
used	O
modified	O
"	O
circuit	O
bent	O
"	O
(	O
where	O
electronic	O
circuits	O
are	O
customised	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
effects	O
)	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
units	O
in	O
their	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
opening	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
's	O
case	O
,	O
cross-wiring	O
terminals	O
,	O
and	O
installing	O
electronic	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
switches	O
and	O
potentiometers	B-Device
,	O
amateur	O
hobbyists	O
purposely	O
disrupt	O
the	O
normal	O
functioning	O
of	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
's	O
membrane	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
matrix	O
circuit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
effect	O
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
in	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
without	O
making	O
modifications	O
if	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
keys	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
row	O
are	O
depressed	O
simultaneously	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
circuit	O
bending	O
culture	O
,	O
emphasis	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
these	O
units	O
are	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
instruments	O
and	O
thus	O
externally	O
manipulable	O
components	O
are	O
often	O
accentuated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Great	O
attention	O
may	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
enhancing	O
the	O
visual	O
aesthetics	O
of	O
the	O
units	O
by	O
adding	O
decorations	O
and	O
repainting	O
"	O
bent	O
"	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spells	I-Application
,	O
and	O
these	O
units	O
have	O
been	O
traded	O
and	O
sold	O
online	O
and	O
within	O
the	O
circuit	O
bender	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
artists	O
who	O
have	O
used	O
circuit-bent	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spells	I-Application
in	O
their	O
compositions	O
include	O
Beck	O
,	O
CocoRosie	O
,	O
Eisbrecher	O
,	O
Experimental	O
Audio	O
Research	O
,	O
Fantômas	O
,	O
Scrabbel	O
,	O
Venetian	O
Snares	O
,	O
and	O
Claude	O
Woodward	O
The	O
Sonic	O
Manipulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
features	O
in	O
various	O
electronics	O
museums	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Computer	O
History	O
Museum	O
and	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
American	O
History	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
seminal	O
influence	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
modern	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Game	O
On	O
exhibition	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
has	O
shown	O
up	O
in	O
various	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
has	O
a	O
prominent	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
creature	O
's	O
homebuilt	O
interstellar	O
communicator	O
in	O
the	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
motion	O
picture	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spells	I-Application
also	O
make	O
appearances	O
in	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Pixar	O
's	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
device	O
is	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
"	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1980	O
with	O
a	O
shape	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
but	O
with	O
different	O
game	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
the	O
American	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
had	O
been	O
colored	O
red	O
with	O
yellow	O
and	O
orange	O
accents	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
was	O
yellow	O
with	O
blue	O
and	O
green	O
accents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
were	O
identical	O
in	O
shape	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
line	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
physically	O
inserted	O
into	O
units	O
from	O
the	O
wrong	O
line	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
function	O
except	O
in	O
members	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridges	B-Protocol
were	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
thinner	O
and	O
of	O
a	O
different	O
shape	O
,	O
bearing	O
some	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
of	O
TI	O
's	O
Touch	O
&	O
Discover	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
came	O
with	O
a	O
work-booklet	O
that	O
was	O
laid	O
out	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Magic	O
Reading	O
Desk	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
are	O
identical	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
's	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
(	O
sold	O
as	O
"	O
Speak	O
&	O
Maths	O
"	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1980	O
with	O
a	O
shape	O
identical	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Speak	O
&	O
Read	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
keyboard	O
layout	O
,	O
different	O
game	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
the	O
American	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
had	O
been	O
colored	O
red	O
with	O
yellow	O
and	O
orange	O
accents	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
was	O
gray	O
with	O
blue	O
and	O
orange	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
a	O
compact	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
was	O
developed	O
contemporaneously	O
with	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
Compact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
redesign	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
,	O
the	O
display	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
also	O
altered	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
such	O
that	O
the	O
handle	O
which	O
had	O
come	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
prior	O
Speak	O
&	O
Math	O
units	O
was	O
now	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
toy	O
and	O
ergonomic	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texas	O
Instruments	O
 '	O
Solid	O
State	O
Speech	O
technology	O
found	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
titles	O
also	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speak	B-Device
&	I-Device
Learn	I-Device
Magic	I-Device
Wand	I-Device
–	O
A	O
work-booklet-based	O
electronic	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
infra-red	O
barcode	B-Device
reader	I-Device
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
TI	O
's	O
other	O
game	O
lines	O
produced	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
producing	O
Speak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Spell	I-Application
games	O
bore	O
similar	O
logically	O
conjunctive	O
titles	O
and	O
employed	O
similar	O
technology	O
although	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
involve	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Solid	O
State	O
Speech	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teddy	O
Touch	O
&	O
Tell	O
–	O
The	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Touch	O
&	O
Tell	O
game	O
,	O
Teddy	O
Touch	O
&	O
Tell	O
is	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
bear	O
and	O
educates	O
children	O
on	O
the	O
topics	O
of	O
the	O
alphabet	B-Application
,	O
numbers	O
,	O
colors	O
,	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
&	O
Talkies	O
–	O
A	O
dedicated	B-Device
handheld	B-Application
series	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
four	O
versions	O
of	O
Touch	O
&	O
Talkies	O
all	O
aimed	O
at	O
very	O
young	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
