[DECtalk] non-dectalk question

[shaun everiss]

loads of stuff aint freeware.
There are things I would like free or open source.
mastertouch, keynote gold multimedia, keysoft 2.4 since that was the last pc version.
I have heard keysoft is supposed to hit pcs one of these days but who knows?
Keysoft and keynote gold speech are still in production for the handheld systems, so maybe thats whats up.
At 11:49 p.m. 6/03/2006, you wrote:
>Good morning, group. I realize that this question is slightly off topic,
>but I figured that if there is an answer out there, one of you might know
>it.
>I'm using JFW, and while I've grown used to Eloquence speech, my all time
>favorite has always been keynote. I purchased the Keynote Gold multimedia
>speech software when it first became available, and it used to work great.
>Then, when I got my new computer, I was no longer able to use it: something
>about the system running too fast to allow the authorization scheme to work
>properly. When I first got this computer, I tried contacting Humanware
>about the problem and the only thing they suggested was some sort of dos
>program that was supposed to temporarily slow down the system to allow the
>authorization to install itself. Unfortunately, it didn't work, so I just
>set Eloquence as my default speech and went on with life.
>For now, I'm still running Windows 98, and JFW still supports Keynote
>Multimedia, so is there any workaround that any of you might know of that
>will allow me to install and use Keynote Gold multimedia speech again? They
>haven't sold it for years, so a part of me is wondering why it isn't
>available as freeware at this point. I have paid for it though, and even
>had the newest version: version 1.15 or whatever it was. If not, as I said,
>I'm used to the eloquence speech, but even though it's been over 3 years, I
>still occasionally find myself missing the Keynote. Any thoughts you may
>have would be greatly appreciated.
>Thank you very much for your time, and I hope everyone is having a great
>day!
>Missy
>
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