. ▁ ▁It ▁uses ▁the ▁Int ell iv ision ' s ▁power ▁supply . ▁ ▁A ▁ 4 0 - column ▁thermal ▁printer ▁was ▁available , ▁and ▁a ▁tele phone ▁mode m ▁was ▁planned ▁along ▁with ▁voice ▁synth esis ▁and ▁voice ▁recognition . ▁ ▁David ▁Rol fe ▁of ▁A Ph ▁wrote ▁a ▁control ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁Key board ▁Component ▁called ▁Pic Se ▁( Picture ▁Se qu encer ) ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁multimedia ▁applications . ▁Pic Se ▁synchron ized ▁the ▁graphics ▁and ▁analog ▁audio ▁while ▁concurrent ly ▁saving / loading ▁data ▁to / from ▁t ape . ▁ ▁Product ivity ▁software ▁for ▁home ▁fin ances , ▁personal ▁improvement , ▁and ▁self ▁education ▁were ▁planned . ▁ ▁Sub ject ▁exper ts ▁were ▁consult ed ▁and ▁their ▁voices ▁recorded ▁and ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁software . ▁ ▁Three ▁applications ▁using ▁the ▁Pic Se ▁system ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁c ass ette ▁t ape : ▁ ▁Con vers ational ▁French ▁Jack ▁L al anne ' s ▁Phys ical ▁Cond ition ing ▁ ▁Sp elling ▁Challenge ▁ ▁Five ▁B AS IC ▁applications ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁t ape : ▁ ▁Program s ▁written ▁in ▁B AS IC ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁Int ell iv ision ▁graphics ▁and ▁were ▁sold ▁at ▁a ▁lower ▁price . ▁Family ▁Bud get ing ▁Geography ▁Challenge ▁Cross words ▁I , ▁II , ▁and ▁III ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Key board ▁Component ▁was ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁piece ▁of ▁engineering ▁for ▁its ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁delayed ▁as ▁the ▁engine ers ▁tried ▁to ▁reduce ▁manufact uring