(sometimes abbreviated as SAM), is a speech synthesis program developed by Mark Barton and sold by Don't Ask Software.

[citation needed] Don't Ask Software also sold PokerSAM, a poker game with speech,[2] and also licensed out the S.A.M.

Speech playback on the Atari normally disables interrupt requests and shuts down the ANTIC chip during vocal output.

The audible output is extremely distorted speech when graphic and text display is turned on.

The Commodore 64 makes use of the 64's embedded SID audio chip's 4-bit volume DAC, reducing its quality significantly vs the Apple and Atari versions.