[DECtalk] dectalk sapi interface

[GUI Access]

At 8:51 PM -0800 3/5/2005, Nick Gawronski wrote:
>Hi, I was wondering how I could get a version of dectalk 5.0 for 
>windows xp service pack 2 that includes the speak application for 
>text files and the sapi interface or get a demo of dectalk 5.0, not 
>the one from force computers that is still posted on the fonix web 
>page?  or hear a demo in wav format of version 5.0 us english. bye


Write [or call] Fonix and ask them to post updated demos.

For a sample of what DECtalk 5.0 sounds like, you can listen to the 
following demo of the DECtalk USB (which uses DECtalk 5.0 software):

http://www.axsol.com/downloads/decdemo.mp3

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>----- Original Message ----- From: "GUI Access" <guiaccess at covad.net>
>To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at jaybird.no-ip.info>
>Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:25 PM
>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk sapi interface
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>>At 7:07 PM -0800 3/5/2005, Tony Baechler wrote:
>>>Hi.  I thought I was clear on this before.  No, there is no such 
>>>thing as a SAPI interface, period.  It isn't likely to happen 
>>>soon. I have no idea how much the full developer edition costs but 
>>>probably more than most people want to pay.  Please do me a favor 
>>>and don't ask about this since there is no SAPI interface and 
>>>probably never will be.  Corrections welcome of course, but my 
>>>information comes from GW Micro.
>>
>>
>>I'm afraid GW Micro has not been entirely truthful:
>>
>>http://www.fonix.com/products/dectalk
>>
>>DECtalk 5.0 is SAPI 5.0-compatible according to the documents on 
>>the above page.
>>
>>Contact a Fonix representative for more info.
>>
>>It is extremely dismaying that the "official" Fonix DECtalk page is 
>>horribly out-of-date and poorly maintained.  For example, they only 
>>have the same downloadable demos that they got from ForceComputers 
>>(which suck) which contain version 4.61 of the DECtalk.
>>
>>So mere mortals do not have the opportunity to hear the 
>>improvements introduced in DECtalk version 5.0.  In addition, 
>>DECtalk is available for *many* more platforms than those listed on 
>>the official site. But I digress...  Download the reference 
>>documents and see that SAPI is clearly mentioned.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>>
>>>At 09:55 AM 3/5/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>>>>how much is that?
>>>>and is that sapi conpatible?
>>>
>>>
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