🚀 go-pugleaf

I just returned from my local Radio Shack store, where I was looking
over their speech synthesisor and controller chip. I didn't bye the
set because they require a 3.12 Mhz and 10 Mhz crystal, both of
which would have to be special ordered and might take over a month
to get.

What I'd like to know is if anyone has experience with these chips.
How well does it sound and how well is the text converted to speech.
Has anyone incorporated a 'exception EPROM' with their own special
words to alonomes (?) conversions etc?

Lastly, does anyone know where I can find these chips or similar
construction materials (kits even) for less or sooner?

Any information would be appreciated, I am, after all, a basement
experimentor and not well versed in the microprocesser field.