Can I buy voice rom chips anywhere?

Iwantgames:) · May 7, 2018

So I have 2 non working voices, I took the chip from my working voice and put it in each of the non working voices and verified that this is indeed whats wrong with them. But where can I get theses chips? Or is it even possible?

Ive circled the chip in question in attached pic

Iwantgames:) · May 8, 2018

Google search unfortunately shows its highly unlikely Ill find the chip :/

CatPix · May 9, 2018

The GI chip used in the Voice! is the same that in the Intellivision. It was a common chip for voice synthesis.

On the other hand, it is most likely that the phonemes that were used in the Voice were ordered and made for the Voice (you can easily hear how better the Voice! sounds compared to the Intellivision). So you would need to have it custom made.

Now, I don't know enough to know if the voice synthesis and the ROM are separate units or not. If they are, and that your ROM chip is dead, you'll need to find a working chip to replicate it.

If it's a custom chip with voice synthesis and recorded phonemes together... I have no idea.

Iwantgames:) · May 9, 2018

Yea the voice chip is different than the intellivision. Intellivision used a SP0256-012 and Voice used a SP0256-019

colormesticky · May 9, 2018

Don't ask me why I was randomly watching two auctions for Intellivision chips, but neither sold and they've been relisted. Don't know if this is right or even what you had in mind, but at least it's reassuring to know that eBay will never let you down.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/173289422091

http://www.ebay.com/itm/173239652220

EDIT: I was a minute behind you with a link to things you don't want! But happy hunting, they're out there.

Edited May 9, 2018 by colormesticky