A method and apparatus are provided for interactively providing selected
messages asynchronously at a plurality of separate sites. At least one
message is stored in an addressable memory for each site and is read out
to control the output on an output device for the site in response to die
operation of an input device for the site. A plurality of messages may be
stored for each site with the message to be read out from the addressable
store and provided at the associated output device being selected in
response to appropriate operation of the input device. The input device
may also be initially utilized to select an appropriate message for a
given site and to select a desired volume for the site.