[DECtalk] Multiple Languages and DECtalk

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,
I'm not talking about the Express, I'm talking about the DECtalk PC card.
On the PC, the actual programs and files that made up the DECtalk software
were loaded onto the board, one right after the other, in your autoexec.bat
or wherever.  On the Express, all the DECtalk stuff was put into the
firmware, with no separation of files, so the file or at least its contents
is probably in the firmware somewhere, you just can't find it though.
Jayson.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Baechler" <tony at baechler.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Multiple Languages and DECtalk


> I have the Express 4.2CD drivers here and there is no such
> program.  I think it must have been around 4.3 or 4.4.  I think I saw
> a multilanguage demo before 4.61 somewhere but I don't know.  Also
> it's possible they were using a custom dictionary.  I saw that the
> 4.3 demo had a special dictionary which had to be loaded when the demo is
run.
>
> On a different note, The original DEC-Talk must be very old.  I was
> reading the developer's manual on the archive and at the end of
> chapter 6 it has a demo to use to show off the voices.  It was dated
> 1984.  The original would have to be older than that since it only
> supports six voices and the demo used at least seven.
>
> At 03:50 PM 3/11/2006, you wrote:
> >I believe DEC went to multiple language support somewhere around DECtalk
> >software 4.2.  The 4.2 software for the DECtalk PC came with a new
program
> >called usa.exe which was loaded onto the DECtalk PC board.  I think that
had
> >something to do with multi-language support.  Unfortunately I don't have
a
> >foreign version, or even know if there ever was such a thing, they may
have
> >just been thinking about the future.
> >Jayson.
>
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