Dr. Scott M. Baker Gives a Classic Grid Compass a Voice — With the World's First GPIB Speech Synth
Vintage computing enthusiast and maker Dr. Scott M. Baker has given a classic Grid Compass laptop a new lease on life — and has even given it a voice, courtesy of a custom speech synthesizer add-on.
"The Grid Compass has been on my most-wanted list for a while because it is an early computer that makes use of magnetic bubble memory," Baker explains. "I've restored other bubble memory computers, such as the Teleram Portabubble. I've added bubbles to my RC2014 projects. I built a standalone basic bubble computer. I added bubbles to my Heathkit H8 and to my Multibus computers. I've done lots of bubble projects, but the Grid Compass was the standout that was missing."
Released by Grid Systems Corporation in 1982 and designed by Bill Moggridge, the Grid Compass was a rugged portable computer built with extreme environments in mind — with early buyers including NASA, which deployed...
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