Alpha VS 100 - Loading Demonstration Software

down or
from
DOS
type
QUIET
<enter>
to
execute
GUIET/CMD.
You
may
also
load
BASIC
and
execute
the
command
OUT
11,3:
Model
I:
type
OUT
11,3 then
press
the
ENTER
key.
Model
III:
type
OUT
236,16 : OUT
11,3
then
press
the
ENTER
key.
(The
OUT
236,16
is
needed
to
enable
the
I/O
bus)
.
•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
.
IQSTEP
3:)
Loading
and
running
the
demonstration
software*
—
Under
DOS,
type
VS48
for
a
48K
system
or
type
VS32
for
a
32K
system.
This
is
the text
to
speech
driver.
It
loads
in high
memory
and
protects
itself.
NEWDOS+
ver.
2.1
users:
you
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"VSDEM0/BAS"
. You
should
hear
a
short
introductory
message.
Menu
option
1
lets
you
type
any
message
you
want
and
press
the
enter
key
to
hear
it.
Press
the
enter
key
again
to
hear
the
message
again.
—
Adjust
the
volume
control
to
a
comfortable
level
and
enjoy.
To
get
an
idea
of
the
capabilities
of
the
text
to
speech
algorithm,
try
the
following
sentence:
On
March
3rd,
Mrs
McRuff
bought
12.45
ozs.
of
#4
screws
8 49$ per
lb.
+&%
tax,
from
J
& K Co.
Or
type:
12,345,678,901,234.56789
—To
get
the
best
results,
read
the
section
titled
"Text
to
speech
hints"
.
By
now,
anyone
in
earshot
wants
to
try.it
too.
It's
time
to
retreat
and
read
the
real
manual
which
follows.
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