RDI Halcyon
Rdi
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released only in the region NA, not in Europe - no lower than Uncommon. Estimate: exact units produced unknown.Specs
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- home console
Description
The RDI Halcyon is a voice-controlled interactive laserdisc system from RDI Video Systems, planned for January 1985 but never released nationally. Fewer than a dozen units are known, at a planned price of up to US$2,500.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Details from sources
Zilog Z80 (64 KB ROM/RAM); separate speech-recognition co-processor (proprietary firmware, reports recognised word + confidence to the Z80); Votrax speech-synthesis chip driven by a licensed text-to-speech algorithm. Video originally on RCA CED, redesigned late in development to use an unbadged Pioneer LaserDisc player after RCA discontinued CED. Game firmware on 16 KB ROM cartridges. Headset microphone for voice input (noise-cancelling); player says 'Yes'/'No' plus a name and the system otherwise requires per-player voice training. Designer: Rick Dyer.
Data source: en.wikipedia.org
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