Alpha VS 100 - Loading and Running Demonstration Software

DOS.
You may
also,
under BASIC,
execute
the command
OUT
11,3.
•Model I:
type
OUT
11,3
and
press
ENTER.
•Model
III: type OUT
236,16 : OUT
11,3 and
press
ENTER.
(The
OUT
236,16
enables the
I/O
bus)
.
**NOTE
2: The VS-100
must
be powered
at the
same
time
as,
or
prior to
the
computer.
The
computer
may
lock
up
until
the
VS-100
is
powered.
***NOTE
3
:
If
you
turn
the
computer
off
and
leave the
VS-100
on,
you
might
hear
a
continuous
tone.
Just
unplug
the
VS-100
power
pack.
If possible,
try
to
power
the
VS-100
and the
computer
from
the same
master
switch
.
^Pj3:
Loading
and
running
the
demonstration
softwar
e.
I
DISK USERS:
•Under DOS,
type
VS48
for
a
48K
system
or type
VS32
for
a 32
K
system.
This
is
the
text
to
speech
driver.
It
loads
in high memory
and
protects
itself.
NEWD0S+
ver
.
2.
1
users
must
set
memory
to 60666
for VS48
or 44277
for
VS32.
•Load
BASIC
(the
memory
size
is
already
set),
and
from
the
READY
prompt
type
RUN"VSDEMQ/BAS"
.
You
should
hear a
short
introductory
message,
then
you
can
try
out the
various
capabilities
of the
system.
Follow
the
instructions
in
the
program.
Type
1
to try
the
text to
speech
demonstration,
then you
can
type any
message
you
want and
press the
enter
key
to
hear
it.
Press
the enter
key
again to
hear
the
message
again.
I TAPE
USERS:
Model
III
users
must
use
the
"Low'*
speed
setting
on
the
cassette,
(answer
"L"
to
the
Cass?
question)
Note:
One
side of
the
cassette
is
for
16K machines,
and
the
other
side
is
for
48K machines.
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and "V"
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