From hmacs at sbcglobal.net  Fri May  4 02:49:27 2007
From: hmacs at sbcglobal.net (hmacs)
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 01:49:27 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] For anyone who's interested
Message-ID: <001201c78e18$5d6073f0$3ec3f404@holden>

If anyone has the game Lords of the Galaxy from VIP Games Zone, I'd like to have a game Sunday night. Since this game can only be played by six individuals, this is a first-come, first-serve basis. The first six people to sign up to play are the ones playing, and anyone who doesn't sign up? Wll, that's just too bad. Anyone wishing to sign up needs me to send an email to my personal email address. Remove the Xes from the address, and you'll have my address.
hxxxxxxmacsx at xsbcxxgloxbaxl.nxetx
  Remember, first-come, first-serve. You're not the only ones I'm letting know, so grab a position  now, while the arena remains open.

  Holden


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From broberts at dmv.com  Fri May  4 16:47:31 2007
From: broberts at dmv.com (Blake Roberts)
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 16:47:31 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] Blake's boxes on Snoopi's system
Message-ID: <000301c78e8d$736832d0$4c044845@readerrabbit>

Hi all.

Snoopi created several boxes for me on his system. If you want to listen to 
songs I have programmed, you can access  my main box by dialing  3300. Just 
follow my verbal prompts to select the song you want. I am working on 
another song, so eventually I will probably have three songs for everyone to 
choose from. If desired, a message can be left in any of my boxes.
Blake 




From hmacs at sbcglobal.net  Fri May  4 17:33:47 2007
From: hmacs at sbcglobal.net (hmacs)
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 16:33:47 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
References: <c20.147deb58.33662176@aol.com>
Message-ID: <008701c78e93$e6be8210$4201a8c0@holden>

What's this system? I think I may have missed this discussion before.

  Holden

Note: It sounds interesting, though.

  Holden


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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dectalk at aol.com 
  To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com 
  Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:27 AM
  Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY


  Hi guys!  I'm sorry about yesterday.  I ended up going out and getting a 2nd modem so I could install my system on my main computer.  So I have the system on two computers for now until I get the dedicated computer stable.  

  So if anyone wants to be a part of the system, let me know.  I'm starting it out as an information ministry line and today I think I want to work on building the Church listing menu for the Duluth area.  But I feel I need more interesting stuff to put on it.

  So if anyone has any ideas, you can leave a message in box 11.  And if anyone wants a set of boxes to do your own stuff, just let me know.  And if you get boxes, you can either record your own stuff right over the phone, or e-mail me text or wav files and I can easily put them in the system.

  Also, you can have the option of having the system call you if someone leaves you a personal message, or you can have the option of not having any messages at all.  Every box is password protected.  And you can change your own password to anything you want.

  This is nothing more than a fun hobby of mine.  My dream is to have calls coming in all the time.  I want to add old radio shows, radio mysteries, and so on.  But mostly I want Dectalk Stuff just because it would be neat to have a mostly Dectalk automated system.

  So if any of you ever wanted to create your own phone menus, here's your chance.  Right now it's running off a single line. My friend Dave is trying to find other software that will handle multiple lines, but right now it's just a single line.

  Anyway, enjoy!


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From broberts at dmv.com  Fri May  4 19:29:37 2007
From: broberts at dmv.com (Blake Roberts)
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 19:29:37 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
References: <c20.147deb58.33662176@aol.com>
	<008701c78e93$e6be8210$4201a8c0@holden>
Message-ID: <000001c78eb1$f30512a0$1a054845@readerrabbit>

Holden,
Snoopi's phone system uses Dectalk to speak most of the menus. Some of the 
menu choices include samples of Snoopi's cds, a story line and medical 
files. All menu choices have a box number.
Blake

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "hmacs" <hmacs at sbcglobal.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY


What's this system? I think I may have missed this discussion before.

  Holden

Note: It sounds interesting, though.

  Holden


 <a href="http://www.sryth.com/?ur=holden">Sryth: A Free Online Text 
RPG</a><br>Join the Adventure!

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dectalk at aol.com
  To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
  Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:27 AM
  Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY


  Hi guys!  I'm sorry about yesterday.  I ended up going out and getting a 
2nd modem so I could install my system on my main computer.  So I have the 
system on two computers for now until I get the dedicated computer stable.

  So if anyone wants to be a part of the system, let me know.  I'm starting 
it out as an information ministry line and today I think I want to work on 
building the Church listing menu for the Duluth area.  But I feel I need 
more interesting stuff to put on it.

  So if anyone has any ideas, you can leave a message in box 11.  And if 
anyone wants a set of boxes to do your own stuff, just let me know.  And if 
you get boxes, you can either record your own stuff right over the phone, or 
e-mail me text or wav files and I can easily put them in the system.

  Also, you can have the option of having the system call you if someone 
leaves you a personal message, or you can have the option of not having any 
messages at all.  Every box is password protected.  And you can change your 
own password to anything you want.

  This is nothing more than a fun hobby of mine.  My dream is to have calls 
coming in all the time.  I want to add old radio shows, radio mysteries, and 
so on.  But mostly I want Dectalk Stuff just because it would be neat to 
have a mostly Dectalk automated system.

  So if any of you ever wanted to create your own phone menus, here's your 
chance.  Right now it's running off a single line. My friend Dave is trying 
to find other software that will handle multiple lines, but right now it's 
just a single line.

  Anyway, enjoy!


  SNOOPI BOTTEN





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From hmacs at sbcglobal.net  Sat May  5 00:55:53 2007
From: hmacs at sbcglobal.net (hmacs)
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 23:55:53 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
References: <c20.147deb58.33662176@aol.com><008701c78e93$e6be8210$4201a8c0@holden>
	<000001c78eb1$f30512a0$1a054845@readerrabbit>
Message-ID: <003401c78ed1$b5e2fed0$86c3f404@holden>

Hello Snoopy. I want a place on your phone system, please.

  Holdn


 <a href="http://www.sryth.com/?ur=holden">Sryth: A Free Online Text 
RPG</a><br>Join the Adventure!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Roberts" <broberts at dmv.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY


> Holden,
> Snoopi's phone system uses Dectalk to speak most of the menus. Some of the
> menu choices include samples of Snoopi's cds, a story line and medical
> files. All menu choices have a box number.
> Blake
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "hmacs" <hmacs at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
>
>
> What's this system? I think I may have missed this discussion before.
>
>  Holden
>
> Note: It sounds interesting, though.
>
>  Holden
>
>
> <a href="http://www.sryth.com/?ur=holden">Sryth: A Free Online Text
> RPG</a><br>Join the Adventure!
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Dectalk at aol.com
>  To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>  Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:27 AM
>  Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
>
>
>  Hi guys!  I'm sorry about yesterday.  I ended up going out and getting a
> 2nd modem so I could install my system on my main computer.  So I have the
> system on two computers for now until I get the dedicated computer stable.
>
>  So if anyone wants to be a part of the system, let me know.  I'm starting
> it out as an information ministry line and today I think I want to work on
> building the Church listing menu for the Duluth area.  But I feel I need
> more interesting stuff to put on it.
>
>  So if anyone has any ideas, you can leave a message in box 11.  And if
> anyone wants a set of boxes to do your own stuff, just let me know.  And 
> if
> you get boxes, you can either record your own stuff right over the phone, 
> or
> e-mail me text or wav files and I can easily put them in the system.
>
>  Also, you can have the option of having the system call you if someone
> leaves you a personal message, or you can have the option of not having 
> any
> messages at all.  Every box is password protected.  And you can change 
> your
> own password to anything you want.
>
>  This is nothing more than a fun hobby of mine.  My dream is to have calls
> coming in all the time.  I want to add old radio shows, radio mysteries, 
> and
> so on.  But mostly I want Dectalk Stuff just because it would be neat to
> have a mostly Dectalk automated system.
>
>  So if any of you ever wanted to create your own phone menus, here's your
> chance.  Right now it's running off a single line. My friend Dave is 
> trying
> to find other software that will handle multiple lines, but right now it's
> just a single line.
>
>  Anyway, enjoy!
>
>
>  SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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From Dectalk at aol.com  Sat May  5 14:04:55 2007
From: Dectalk at aol.com (Dectalk at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 14:04:55 EDT
Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
Message-ID: <bd0.11ac7823.336e2147@aol.com>

 
Ok, great!  The rules are simple; no bad  language, and no sex.  I'm 
expecting all ages of callers, so I want to keep  everything clean.
 
And I screwed up.  I put Blake at 3300 rather  than 3310.  SO I need to ask 
Blake if I can move him.  It looks like  3300 needs to be a Bluegrass menu so 
anyone from Bluegrass can easily hop on my  system.
 
I need to know what you want for a password.  I  think I'm going to give each 
person room for 10 boxed.  So box 3320 would  be your main menu.  So you 
would simply tell what 3321 was, 3322 was, and  so on.  You have room for 10 
boxes, but you can only use one or two, or  whatever you want.  And if you want 
more than 10 boxes, just  ask.
 
All boxes will be linked back to your main menu unless  other wise requested. 
 The only thing I won't do is link a mailbox to it's  self.  The reason is, 
if someone ever entered that mailbox and then hung  up, that mailbox would 
repeat forever and the system would never hang up.   So everything on my system 
eventually leads to box 9999999, which is my hang  up.
 
If everyone would please press "*" before hanging up,  it helps to reset the 
system for the next caller.  If not, the system has  to run through everything 
until it gets to a box that hangs up.  Any box  can have a hang up, so if you 
are willing to have a box hang up after a message,  let me know.
 
Also, the system can be set up to call you if someone  leaves a message in 
your box.
 
During the day I have 2 computers answering 4 incoming  numbers.  At night 
one computer handles all 4 numbers.  The reason is,  one of my computers is also 
online, and I don't like the idea of staying online  all night long.  So that 
computer gets shut down every  night.
 
The reason I say that is because the two computers  don't update each other, 
I have to do it by hand.  So if you are setting up  a mailbox and for some 
reason you need to call back, your call might not go to  the same computer.  
Right now it will because the call volume is low.   But as more people start 
calling, you might not always get the same  computer.  So if you can update at 
night, it will help.  Then leave me  a message in box 11 saying you did an update 
so I can update both  systems.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN  
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/4/2007 10:19:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
hmacs at sbcglobal.net writes:

Hello  Snoopy. I want a place on your phone system, please.

Holdn


_Sryth: A Free Online Text  
RPG_ (http://www.sryth.com/?ur=holden) 
Join the Adventure!

----- Original Message -----  
From: "Blake Roberts" <broberts at dmv.com>
To: "DECtalk  Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007  6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY


>  Holden,
> Snoopi's phone system uses Dectalk to speak most of the menus.  Some of the
> menu choices include samples of Snoopi's cds, a story line  and medical
> files. All menu choices have a box number.
>  Blake
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "hmacs"  <hmacs at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions"  <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:33  PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO  STAY
>
>
> What's this system? I think I may have missed  this discussion before.
>
>  Holden
>
> Note: It  sounds interesting, though.
>
>   Holden
>
>
> _Sryth: A Free Online Text
>  RPG_ (http://www.sryth.com/?ur=holden) 
Join the Adventure!
>
>  ----- Original Message  ----- 
>  From: Dectalk at aol.com
>  To:  dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>  Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:27  AM
>  Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO  STAY
>
>
>  Hi guys!  I'm sorry about  yesterday.  I ended up going out and getting a
> 2nd modem so I  could install my system on my main computer.  So I have the
>  system on two computers for now until I get the dedicated computer  stable.
>
>  So if anyone wants to be a part of the system,  let me know.  I'm starting
> it out as an information ministry line  and today I think I want to work on
> building the Church listing menu  for the Duluth area.  But I feel I need
> more interesting stuff to  put on it.
>
>  So if anyone has any ideas, you can leave a  message in box 11.  And if
> anyone wants a set of boxes to do your  own stuff, just let me know.  And 
> if
> you get boxes, you  can either record your own stuff right over the phone, 
> or
>  e-mail me text or wav files and I can easily put them in the  system.
>
>  Also, you can have the option of having the  system call you if someone
> leaves you a personal message, or you can  have the option of not having 
> any
> messages at all.   Every box is password protected.  And you can change 
>  your
> own password to anything you want.
>
>  This is  nothing more than a fun hobby of mine.  My dream is to have calls
>  coming in all the time.  I want to add old radio shows, radio mysteries,  
> and
> so on.  But mostly I want Dectalk Stuff just because  it would be neat to
> have a mostly Dectalk automated  system.
>
>  So if any of you ever wanted to create your own  phone menus, here's your
> chance.  Right now it's running off a  single line. My friend Dave is 
> trying
> to find other software  that will handle multiple lines, but right now it's
> just a single  line.
>
>  Anyway, enjoy!
>
>
>   SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
>
>
>
>
>  
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From tony at baechler.net  Mon May  7 04:26:21 2007
From: tony at baechler.net (Tony Baechler)
Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 01:26:21 -0700
Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
In-Reply-To: <bd0.11ac7823.336e2147@aol.com>
References: <bd0.11ac7823.336e2147@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20070507082501.YFBD26644.dukecmmtar01.coxmail.com@Tony.baechler.net>

Hi,

Why don't you use a decent program to update both systems like 
rsync?  http://rsync.samba.org/ is the main site.  Yes, there are 
Windows ports but they require the cygwin dlls and are command line 
based.  Look for rsync and Windows on Google.  It's anyone's guess 
about Vista support or not.
----------
Tony Baechler
Baechler Productions



From Dectalk at aol.com  Mon May  7 10:26:14 2007
From: Dectalk at aol.com (Dectalk at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 10:26:14 EDT
Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
Message-ID: <d56.660373e.33709106@aol.com>

 
I took out Vista and bought and installed Windows  XP.
 
I'm not ready for auto updating yet.  Years ago I  put the Bible In Drama on 
my system.  At the time I didn't fully know what  I was doing.  I accidentally 
recorded something in mono instead of  stereo.  So some of the Bible you 
can't hear because it switched to the  Chanel that wasn't being recorded.  So I'm 
redoing the entire Bible.   I have to play it in stereo and record it in mono. 
 Plus some books are not  understandable, so I'm just redoing the entire 
bible.
 
Well yesterday I screwed up Genesis 7 times.  It  takes an hour a try.  Last 
night I discovered that my mic was set way too  high.  So I was so glad that 
nothing would auto update.  So today I'm  cooking with gas!  So if I quit 
screwing up, I'll  have the Bible done  in two weeks.
 
I also plan to sell that item again.  In less  than a week someone already 
had interest in it.
 
It looks like I'll  have a Bluwgrasspals menu in  box 3300.  Blake is on, I 
have someone else I'll  be adding, and I'm  hoping more people from 
Bluegrasspals might get on it.
 
I have a dumb question.  What's the Dectalk  Bluegrass URL?  I want to 
include it in the Bluegrass menu on my  system.
 
By the way, if anyone has Faxtalk, I'll send you a  copy of my system so you 
can run your own if you want.  The prompts are not  yet all Dectalk but they 
well be soon.  I just figured out how to do the  prompts, I just need the time 
to get that done.
 
Dave is looking for a better set up.  But for now  I just want to get this 
all running in good quality.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN  
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/7/2007 2:16:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
tony at baechler.net writes:

Hi,

Why don't you use a decent program to update both systems  like 
rsync?  http://rsync.samba.org/ is the main site.  Yes,  there are 
Windows ports but they require the cygwin dlls and are command  line 
based.  Look for rsync and Windows on Google.  It's  anyone's guess 
about Vista support or not.
----------
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Baechler  Productions

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From bharding at doorpi.net  Mon May  7 15:23:50 2007
From: bharding at doorpi.net (Brent Harding)
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 14:23:50 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY
References: <d56.660373e.33709106@aol.com>
Message-ID: <004201c790dd$3e88e6c0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1>

I wonder what the Zone is using? There must be relatively inexpensive providers that do this stuff if one looked for them. Their offering is quite basic right now, but who knows.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dectalk at aol.com 
  To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com 
  Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:26 AM
  Subject: Re: [DECtalk] IT'S FINALLY UP TO STAY


  I took out Vista and bought and installed Windows XP.

  I'm not ready for auto updating yet.  Years ago I put the Bible In Drama on my system.  At the time I didn't fully know what I was doing.  I accidentally recorded something in mono instead of stereo.  So some of the Bible you can't hear because it switched to the Chanel that wasn't being recorded.  So I'm redoing the entire Bible.  I have to play it in stereo and record it in mono.  Plus some books are not understandable, so I'm just redoing the entire bible.

  Well yesterday I screwed up Genesis 7 times.  It takes an hour a try.  Last night I discovered that my mic was set way too high.  So I was so glad that nothing would auto update.  So today I'm cooking with gas!  So if I quit screwing up, I'll  have the Bible done in two weeks.

  I also plan to sell that item again.  In less than a week someone already had interest in it.

  It looks like I'll  have a Bluwgrasspals menu in box 3300.  Blake is on, I have someone else I'll  be adding, and I'm hoping more people from Bluegrasspals might get on it.

  I have a dumb question.  What's the Dectalk Bluegrass URL?  I want to include it in the Bluegrass menu on my system.

  By the way, if anyone has Faxtalk, I'll send you a copy of my system so you can run your own if you want.  The prompts are not yet all Dectalk but they well be soon.  I just figured out how to do the prompts, I just need the time to get that done.

  Dave is looking for a better set up.  But for now I just want to get this all running in good quality.


  SNOOPI BOTTEN  




  In a message dated 5/7/2007 2:16:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, tony at baechler.net writes:
    Hi,

    Why don't you use a decent program to update both systems like 
    rsync?  http://rsync.samba.org/ is the main site.  Yes, there are 
    Windows ports but they require the cygwin dlls and are command line 
    based.  Look for rsync and Windows on Google.  It's anyone's guess 
    about Vista support or not.
    ----------
    Tony Baechler
    Baechler Productions

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From Dectalk at aol.com  Sun May 13 13:15:59 2007
From: Dectalk at aol.com (Dectalk at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 13:15:59 EDT
Subject: [DECtalk] MY PHONE SYSTEM
Message-ID: <c27.1672ea00.3378a1cf@aol.com>

This is mostly to Blake and  Holden.
 
Holden, I'm sorry I don't have your boxes in  yet.  Last week was a very bad 
week for me.  Basically I got depressed  and was trying to do too many things 
at one time.  And now I don't know  what password you wanted.  So if you will 
resend the desired password, I'll  set you up.
 
Now, I've been testing fax software and trying to find  something that 
actually works.  See, I finally found a Pastor to talk to,  but he has no e-mail, 
only fax.  All of my faxes are only partly sending,  so I'm faxing myself to try 
to fix the problem.  But it bothers me that the  system is telling every box 
that faxes are waiting.  Nice, this must mean  that all faxes and be gotten 
through any mailbox.   (NICE)
 
I hope no one ever wants to use the fax features of  this thing, it's screwed 
up!
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN  



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From Dectalk at aol.com  Sun May 20 12:26:33 2007
From: Dectalk at aol.com (Dectalk at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 12:26:33 EDT
Subject: [DECtalk] A STUPID QUESTION
Message-ID: <d06.ff6d7ec.3381d0b9@aol.com>

I'm trying to update my phone system today.  I  want to put the bluegrass URL 
on my system so callers can go online and hear  more.  My problem is I can't 
find the site.  What is the URL  where you can hear different stuff that you 
guys do with  Dectalk?
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN  



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From broberts at dmv.com  Sun May 20 13:09:12 2007
From: broberts at dmv.com (Blake Roberts)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 13:09:12 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] A STUPID QUESTION
References: <d06.ff6d7ec.3381d0b9@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001401c79b01$97f46f80$46044845@readerrabbit>

Snoopi,
The Bluegrass url is
www.bluegrasspals.com/dectalk
However, the site has  been down for several weeks due to bandwidth issues.
Blake
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 12:26 PM
Subject: [DECtalk] A STUPID QUESTION


> I'm trying to update my phone system today.  I  want to put the bluegrass 
> URL
> on my system so callers can go online and hear  more.  My problem is I 
> can't
> find the site.  What is the URL  where you can hear different stuff that 
> you
> guys do with  Dectalk?
>
>
> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's free at 
> http://www.aol.com.
>


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> _______________________________________________
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> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
> 




From matthew at thehorspools.com  Sun May 20 13:31:00 2007
From: matthew at thehorspools.com (Matthew Horspool)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 18:31:00 +0100
Subject: [DECtalk] A STUPID QUESTION
References: <d06.ff6d7ec.3381d0b9@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001901c79b04$a616b930$f68d2452@yourvw9b0ghct7>

Hi,

Snoopy wrote: "I  want to put the bluegrass URL on my system so callers can go online and hear  more.  My problem is I can't find 
the site.  What is the URL  where you can hear different stuff that you guys do with  Dectalk?"

It's not: the DECtalk archive has been taken down since it was taking up loads and lots of bandwidth.  Wehn I get the server space 
I'll see if I can stick it back up, but for now it doesn't exist.

Matthew 




From ratguy at bellsouth.net  Sun May 20 14:24:22 2007
From: ratguy at bellsouth.net (Jayson Smith)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 14:24:22 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] A STUPID QUESTION
References: <d06.ff6d7ec.3381d0b9@aol.com>
	<001901c79b04$a616b930$f68d2452@yourvw9b0ghct7>
Message-ID: <001e01c79b0c$1700f500$0600a8c0@bluegrasspals.com>

Hello,
Let me clarify something. Although it's currently inaccessible, the DECtalk
archive does, in fact, still exist on my server. Nothing has been deleted
permanently. It would only take a few commands in a Linux console to bring
the archive back, in its entirety. Although I could probably bring it back
in less than a minute, I'm afraid it would soon start hogging up bandwidth
once the word got out.
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Horspool" <matthew at thehorspools.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] A STUPID QUESTION


> Hi,
>
> Snoopy wrote: "I  want to put the bluegrass URL on my system so callers
can go online and hear  more.  My problem is I can't find
> the site.  What is the URL  where you can hear different stuff that you
guys do with  Dectalk?"
>
> It's not: the DECtalk archive has been taken down since it was taking up
loads and lots of bandwidth.  Wehn I get the server space
> I'll see if I can stick it back up, but for now it doesn't exist.
>
> Matthew
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> DECtalk mailing list
> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>



From Dectalk at aol.com  Sun May 20 21:56:04 2007
From: Dectalk at aol.com (Dectalk at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 21:56:04 EDT
Subject: [DECtalk] GOOD NEWS
Message-ID: <ce9.1080fe6d.33825634@aol.com>

It took me a while but I finally got the bluegrasspals  menu on my phone 
system.  It lists Blake's section and Holden's section  called the H Zone.  He 
doesn't have it set up yet but I'm sure he will  soon.  I also tell how  to 
subscribe to the listserv and everything  else.
 
So if anyone else wants to jump on board, I have  serious space for you.  
Everything is unlimited!  I might be changing  numbers.  This might confuse 
everyone, but I'm paying for a Delaware line  rather than a virtual number.  The 
difference is basically 40 bucks.   An actual line actually goes to two 
computers where as a virtual number goes to  the same computer.
 
I'm thinking I need to run this on one computer for  now.  The reason is, if 
someone does an update to the Delaware computer,  and someone is does an 
update to the Ohio computer, one of them will delete when  I copy files from one 
computer to the other.
 
So I might try running everything from one  computer.  Virtual numbers are 
only 5 bucks.  So I could have numbers  all over the United States if I wanted.
 
Next Saturday I'm going to try selling boxes in my  local area.  Don't worry, 
Bluegrasspals will be free.  It's just that  if I ever want to expand to more 
lines, I need to generate money for better  equipment.
 
So if anyone else joins the system, bare with  me.  I need to get stuff on my 
system that people will want to call in to  hear.
 
Anyway, 330-288-0225, 218-260-2001, or 724-308-1508  are the numbers, and the 
bluegrasspals menu is 3300.  The system has a 2  second delay, so just dial 
right over the prompts.  And before you hang up,  at helps if you all could 
press the star no matter where you are on the  system.  The star tells my system 
to hang up and resets it for the next  call.  If you don't, it plays the 
selected option all the way through  before it resets.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN  



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From fmillion at gmail.com  Sun May 20 22:20:34 2007
From: fmillion at gmail.com (Flint Million)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 21:20:34 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] VocalWriter archive, and Bandwidth limiting
Message-ID: <3ea95db70705201920v4b553fc3k766a73a358b46973@mail.gmail.com>

Hey everyone

The VocalWriter archive is back up: http://speech.themillionweb.net
I have a bandwidth limiter installed that will limit maximal bandwidth
usage on the archive. Details are on the site.

Jayson: Why not consider a bandwidth limiter? Since you're running
Linux I'm assuming you're using Apache. The mod I'm using is for
Apache 2.x and is called cband. (control bandwidth) I can help you set
something up if you like actually, since I'm really experienced with
Linux. There are 1.x mods too for this use but I'd have to look around
for them. The nice thing about cband is you can limit overall
bandwidth, per-IP bandwidth, and even set bandwidth quotas (no more
than X MB per day/week/month by whoever) or intentionally slow down
certain IPs that are causing trouble.

Flint Million


From chime at hubert-humphrey.com  Sun May 20 22:58:49 2007
From: chime at hubert-humphrey.com (Hart Larry)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 19:58:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DECtalk] GOOD NEWS
In-Reply-To: <ce9.1080fe6d.33825634@aol.com>
References: <ce9.1080fe6d.33825634@aol.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.64.0705201943400.17756@server2.shellworld.net>

Well Snoopy, I just listened to your number-andhere are some comments.  This 
sounds like VOIP, as while I am pushing buttons, they echo back like some of 
those orriginal long-distance services in the early 80s.  Surely an obvious 
service would be including weather, as in many cities recorded weather numbers 
are disappearing.
It seems an odd contrast mixing your religious offerings with an entertainment 
service where folks may come to have fun, instead of looking for salvation.
Are you considering a Bible search feature, where for example, I would type in 
"end of the world" and it would read matching sections?
Anyway, I sure wish my Dectalk USB sounded as good as your unit
Good luck with what you are trying to do
Hart



From Dectalk at aol.com  Sun May 20 23:56:16 2007
From: Dectalk at aol.com (Dectalk at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 23:56:16 EDT
Subject: [DECtalk] GOOD NEWS
Message-ID: <c79.1355844b.33827260@aol.com>

 
No, the Bible won't have a word search.  I use to  be a dealer for the 
Christian Educational Service.  I put the Bible In  Drama on my phone system so 
people could hear it before they bought it.  I  am in the process of re-recording 
the Bible because the quality is  poor.
 
I plan to become a dealer again.
 
My phone system is from the 80's, that's why it  echoes.
 
If anyone wants to volunteer to put the weather, news,  or whatever on my 
system, let me know.
 
The system is still taking shape.  Christian  line, info line, I have no 
idea.  I spent the weekend renaming it, changing  menus, and trying to make it 
better.  4357 sucks!  I need to make it  more helpful.  

I would love to get the radio mystery theater on it  along with other radio 
shows.  But I'm only one person so it's  slow.
 
It's not in the menu, but if your day sucks and you  want a laugh, enter 
7825, it's funny!
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN  

 
 
 
In a message dated 5/20/2007 8:33:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
chime at hubert-humphrey.com writes:

Well  Snoopy, I just listened to your number-andhere are some comments.  This 
 
sounds like VOIP, as while I am pushing buttons, they echo back like some  of 
those orriginal long-distance services in the early 80s.  Surely  an obvious 
service would be including weather, as in many cities recorded  weather 
numbers 
are disappearing.
It seems an odd contrast mixing your  religious offerings with an 
entertainment 
service where folks may come to  have fun, instead of looking for salvation.
Are you considering a Bible  search feature, where for example, I would type 
in 
"end of the world" and  it would read matching sections?
Anyway, I sure wish my Dectalk USB sounded  as good as your unit
Good luck with what you are trying to  do
Hart

_______________________________________________
DECtalk  mailing  list
DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
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From tony at baechler.net  Tue May 22 02:53:20 2007
From: tony at baechler.net (Tony Baechler)
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 23:53:20 -0700
Subject: [DECtalk] A STUPID QUESTION
In-Reply-To: <001901c79b04$a616b930$f68d2452@yourvw9b0ghct7>
References: <d06.ff6d7ec.3381d0b9@aol.com>
	<001901c79b04$a616b930$f68d2452@yourvw9b0ghct7>
Message-ID: <20070522065319.UTMX1923.dukecmmtar01.coxmail.com@Tony.baechler.net>

Hi all,

As I've said several times on this list, I'm willing to host the 
DEC-Talk archive.  It won't be the same as it used to be, but I have 
the disk space and a reliable server.  There would be fairly strict 
bandwidth limitations in place but I could host it.  There would be 
no adult material at all and copyrighted material like Red Dwarf 
would have to go but all original, non-adult compositions are 
welcome.  It would only be available on the web and possibly via 
rsync(1) but not ftp.  For some reason the router doesn't like ftp 
and I gave up trying to fix it.

Another option is to purchase a hosting account.  Now it's possible 
to get lots of disk space and fairly relaxed bandwidth restrictions 
if you shop around.  Of course that means money would be 
involved.  http://www.dreamhost.com/ seems to be very good but I 
haven't used them.

Jayson or Matthew, contact me off list if you want me to take over 
hosting.  I'll do what the list wants, frankly it's easier for me not 
to manage the archive but I don't want to see it die either.

At 06:31 PM 5/20/07 +0100, you wrote:
>Snoopy wrote: "I  want to put the bluegrass URL on my system so 
>callers can go online and hear  more.  My problem is I can't find
>the site.  What is the URL  where you can hear different stuff that 
>you guys do with  Dectalk?"
>
>It's not: the DECtalk archive has been taken down since it was 
>taking up loads and lots of bandwidth.  Wehn I get the server space
>I'll see if I can stick it back up, but for now it doesn't exist.
>
>Matthew

----------
Tony Baechler
Baechler Productions



From tony at baechler.net  Tue May 22 03:00:03 2007
From: tony at baechler.net (Tony Baechler)
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:03 -0700
Subject: [DECtalk] VocalWriter archive, and Bandwidth limiting
In-Reply-To: <3ea95db70705201920v4b553fc3k766a73a358b46973@mail.gmail.co
 m>
References: <3ea95db70705201920v4b553fc3k766a73a358b46973@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20070522070001.SNAD1205.dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com@Tony.baechler.net>

Hi, what is the url?  This is what I've been looking for.  How long 
have you used Linux?  Can you help me figure out why Linksys routers 
don't work with ftp even though I opened the ports and set up port 
triggering according to the manual?  I'm using pure-ftpd and it works 
very well but maybe something is set wrong.

At 09:20 PM 5/20/07 -0500, you wrote:
>Jayson: Why not consider a bandwidth limiter? Since you're running
>Linux I'm assuming you're using Apache. The mod I'm using is for
>Apache 2.x and is called cband. (control bandwidth) I can help you set
>something up if you like actually, since I'm really experienced with
>Linux. There are 1.x mods too for this use but I'd have to look around
>for them. The nice thing about cband is you can limit overall
>bandwidth, per-IP bandwidth, and even set bandwidth quotas (no more
>than X MB per day/week/month by whoever) or intentionally slow down
>certain IPs that are causing trouble.

----------
Tony Baechler
Baechler Productions



From tony at baechler.net  Tue May 22 02:57:31 2007
From: tony at baechler.net (Tony Baechler)
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 23:57:31 -0700
Subject: [DECtalk] GOOD NEWS
In-Reply-To: <c79.1355844b.33827260@aol.com>
References: <c79.1355844b.33827260@aol.com>
Message-ID: <20070522065730.SMXT1205.dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com@Tony.baechler.net>

Hi, just a note that the CBS Radio Mystery Theater is still under 
copyright and can't be distributed this way.  Himan Brown does 
enforce his rights if I understand correctly and I think he's still 
alive.  Look at http://www.himanbrown.com/  Also, they are 45 minute 
shows.  Is that a good idea?

At 11:56 PM 5/20/07 -0400, you wrote:
>I would love to get the radio mystery theater on it along with other 
>radio shows.  But I'm only one person so it's slow.

----------
Tony Baechler
Baechler Productions



From matthew at thehorspools.com  Tue May 29 11:58:07 2007
From: matthew at thehorspools.com (Matthew Horspool)
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 16:58:07 +0100
Subject: [DECtalk] DECtalk Archive
Message-ID: <D53D9D62667D483BAD95E3B70B7735B3@MatthewLaptop>

Hi All,

I am now hosting the DECtalk archive on my personal FTP server:
Address: thehorspools.bounceme.net
Log-in: anonymous
Path: /dectalk

Although I am not the official host of the DECtalk archive, I'm currently 
the only one, so please submit files to me via the /dectalk/submitions 
directory.  If we find another host that can do a better job than me 
(something that's not too hard), I'll upload anything new that he hasn't 
already got.

Please note that I can't guarantee the uptime of this server, although I 
hope to keep it active most of the time.

Happy Browsing!
Matthew 



From katiewht at sbcglobal.net  Wed May 30 00:15:21 2007
From: katiewht at sbcglobal.net (Katie M.)
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 21:15:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DECtalk] hello
Message-ID: <930252.18634.qm@web82512.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hello all,
  My name is Katie. I just subscribed to the dectalk mailing list. I love dectalk. I love to make it sing. I have a problem though, Sometimes, when I run the dectalk software demo, I get this error message that says, speak43.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. Is there anything I can do about that? If any of you know, please email me at katiewht at sbcglobal.net
  Sincerely, Katie


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From sadlerman at randylaptop.com  Wed May 30 04:12:06 2007
From: sadlerman at randylaptop.com (damien c. sadler - head of x-sight interactive)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 09:12:06 +0100
Subject: [DECtalk] hi
Message-ID: <008a01c7a292$36cb3340$0200a8c0@xsight>

hi.
i'm damien. subscribed to the list yesterday.
btw, hi katie, pleased to meet another dectalk singer on here.

my question is, don't know if many people on here are aware, but i made a dectalk scripter program which currently uses speak43.exe to run the demo.txt file. however i've been experiencing problems doing it this way.
my main program is that it can only accept demo.txt, and i want to be able to give the user the possibilities of making other files, and it doesn't like running straight out - i have to make it create a temporary shortcut, run the shortcut then delete it.
i was wondering if there was any possibility of allowing my program direct access to the dectalk api or something? how would i get hold of it and how do i use it?
that way i can also do syntax handling too.
oh, and as an aside, katie, i don't know what causes that error i've been getting it myself, sometimes if the wave file hasn't been converted properly or something, oh and i'd like to be able to put that option into mine as well.

thanks.

regards,

damien

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From katiewht at sbcglobal.net  Wed May 30 16:54:53 2007
From: katiewht at sbcglobal.net (Katie M.)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 13:54:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DECtalk] hello
Message-ID: <424026.52133.qm@web82505.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hello all,
My name is Katie. I just subscribed to the dectalk mailing list. I love dectalk. I love to make it sing. I have a problem though, Sometimes, when I run
the dectalk software demo, I get this error message that says, speak43.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. Is there anything I can do about
that? If any of you know, please email me at  katiewht at sbcglobal.net
Sincerely, Katie
  Katie M.
  _______________________________________________



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From corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu  Wed May 30 17:45:33 2007
From: corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu (corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 21:45:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [DECtalk] hello
Message-ID: <4192315.1180561533216.JavaMail.?@fh031.dia.cp.net>


hi katy,

i love dectalk too, and so i forwarded your question to the main developer of dectalk, Ed Bruckert. if you don't get an answer to your question soon, contact me directly and i'll send you Ed's phone number or email (your choice). Ed said he doesn't know what the problem is but would be glad to talk with you about it and see if he can think of something. 

probably Snoopi Botten (dectalk at aol.com) will be able to answer your question, but he's having trouble with his email connection today.

all the best  - corine bickley
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From broberts at dmv.com  Wed May 30 18:35:40 2007
From: broberts at dmv.com (Blake Roberts)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 18:35:40 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] hello
References: <424026.52133.qm@web82505.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <001a01c7a30a$dbad0be0$a1054845@readerrabbit>

Katie,
Welcome to the Dectalk list. I have heard all of the Dectalk files you 
uploaded to the Archive, and they are all fantastic! Keep up the great work!
Blake
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katie M." <katiewht at sbcglobal.net>
To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:54 PM
Subject: [DECtalk] hello


> Hello all,
> My name is Katie. I just subscribed to the dectalk mailing list. I love 
> dectalk. I love to make it sing. I have a problem though, Sometimes, when 
> I run
> the dectalk software demo, I get this error message that says, speak43.exe 
> has encountered a problem and needs to close. Is there anything I can do 
> about
> that? If any of you know, please email me at  katiewht at sbcglobal.net
> Sincerely, Katie
>  Katie M.
>  _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> Katie M.
>


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> _______________________________________________
> DECtalk mailing list
> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
> 




From broberts at dmv.com  Wed May 30 19:21:50 2007
From: broberts at dmv.com (Blake Roberts)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:21:50 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] new files
Message-ID: <000301c7a311$4ff694c0$a1054845@readerrabbit>

Hi all.
Today, I uploaded new files to Matthew's mirror of the Dectalk archive. They 
are:
a_dream.txt
over_the_rainbow.txt
window.txt
and
mansion.txt

I hope some of you enjoy these songs. I have not made .wav versions yet.
I enjoy making Dectalk sing. It's fun!
Blake 




From jamminjerry at jjhof.com  Wed May 30 20:12:39 2007
From: jamminjerry at jjhof.com (Jarrod Jicha)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 20:12:39 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] new files
References: <000301c7a311$4ff694c0$a1054845@readerrabbit>
Message-ID: <004601c7a318$6855e230$0a00a8c0@jerrysdesktop>

I don't know how to9 make a dec-talk sing, and I know that the .txt files 
don't work on a dec-talk USB. the phoneems are differant. they start to 
work, but then it will say "invalid phoneem" and stop. it is rather funny.
I wonder what else they changed oin them? and it don't seem like they update 
them very often either.


Jarrod Jicha
Station owner of The JamminJerry Radio Network
http://www.jjrn.net and http://www.jjrn.us

if you wish to contact me threw any messenger programs, you can use the 
following.
E-Male, and MSN messenger for desktop:  jamminjerry at jjhof.com
MSN messenger for laptop:  jerry_laptop at jjhof.com
AIM:  jamminjerry1974
yahoo messenger:  jamminjerry2000
and skype:  jamminjerry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Roberts" <broberts at dmv.com>
To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:21 PM
Subject: [DECtalk] new files


> Hi all.
> Today, I uploaded new files to Matthew's mirror of the Dectalk archive. 
> They
> are:
> a_dream.txt
> over_the_rainbow.txt
> window.txt
> and
> mansion.txt
>
> I hope some of you enjoy these songs. I have not made .wav versions yet.
> I enjoy making Dectalk sing. It's fun!
> Blake
>
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From bharding at doorpi.net  Wed May 30 21:21:18 2007
From: bharding at doorpi.net (Brent Harding)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 20:21:18 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] Why are there so many variations of Dec Talk Sound?
References: <424026.52133.qm@web82505.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<001a01c7a30a$dbad0be0$a1054845@readerrabbit>
Message-ID: <001c01c7a321$fdad4db0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1>

It seems these days I've heard more variations of Dec Talk than I ever did 
in years ago. I know 5.0 is where they messed it up, but it seems that 
various modern implementations sound different than others. Why, for 
instance, does Mobile Speak seem to be the worst, Window-Eyes isn't too bad, 
and other modern products fall somewhere in between? Are device and software 
manufacturers able to, and are, changing the way it sounds? I understood 
there to be 2 different ways Dec Talk sounded, but I believe I have heard 
more variations.



From shaun.e at xtra.co.nz  Wed May 30 22:15:19 2007
From: shaun.e at xtra.co.nz (shaun everiss)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:15:19 +1200
Subject: [DECtalk] hi
In-Reply-To: <008a01c7a292$36cb3340$0200a8c0@xsight>
References: <008a01c7a292$36cb3340$0200a8c0@xsight>
Message-ID: <20070531021520.OQFC23336.fep03.xtra.co.nz@SHAUNEVE.xtra.co.nz>

well speak43 is just a shell to access dectalk.dic so in theory if you could read that file you probably could access dectalk.
At 08:12 p.m. 30/05/2007, you wrote:

>hi.
>i'm damien. subscribed to the list yesterday.
>btw, hi katie, pleased to meet another dectalk singer on here.
> 
>my question is, don't know if many people on here are aware, but i made a dectalk scripter program which currently uses speak43.exe to run the demo.txt file. however i've been experiencing problems doing it this way.
>my main program is that it can only accept demo.txt, and i want to be able to give the user the possibilities of making other files, and it doesn't like running straight out - i have to make it create a temporary shortcut, run the shortcut then delete it.
>i was wondering if there was any possibility of allowing my program direct access to the dectalk api or something? how would i get hold of it and how do i use it?
>that way i can also do syntax handling too.
>oh, and as an aside, katie, i don't know what causes that error i've been getting it myself, sometimes if the wave file hasn't been converted properly or something, oh and i'd like to be able to put that option into mine as well.
> 
>thanks.
> 
>regards,
> 
>damien
> 
> 
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From sadlerman at randylaptop.com  Thu May 31 02:16:08 2007
From: sadlerman at randylaptop.com (damien c. sadler - head of x-sight interactive)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 07:16:08 +0100
Subject: [DECtalk] hi
References: <008a01c7a292$36cb3340$0200a8c0@xsight>
	<20070531021520.OQFC23336.fep03.xtra.co.nz@SHAUNEVE.xtra.co.nz>
Message-ID: <003c01c7a34b$2dd02980$0200a8c0@xsight>

no you couldn't because that's just the dictionary file. you still need the 
tts engine itself.

regards,

damien




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shaun everiss" <shaun.e at xtra.co.nz>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] hi


> well speak43 is just a shell to access dectalk.dic so in theory if you 
> could read that file you probably could access dectalk.
> At 08:12 p.m. 30/05/2007, you wrote:
>
>>hi.
>>i'm damien. subscribed to the list yesterday.
>>btw, hi katie, pleased to meet another dectalk singer on here.
>>
>>my question is, don't know if many people on here are aware, but i made a 
>>dectalk scripter program which currently uses speak43.exe to run the 
>>demo.txt file. however i've been experiencing problems doing it this way.
>>my main program is that it can only accept demo.txt, and i want to be able 
>>to give the user the possibilities of making other files, and it doesn't 
>>like running straight out - i have to make it create a temporary shortcut, 
>>run the shortcut then delete it.
>>i was wondering if there was any possibility of allowing my program direct 
>>access to the dectalk api or something? how would i get hold of it and how 
>>do i use it?
>>that way i can also do syntax handling too.
>>oh, and as an aside, katie, i don't know what causes that error i've been 
>>getting it myself, sometimes if the wave file hasn't been converted 
>>properly or something, oh and i'd like to be able to put that option into 
>>mine as well.
>>
>>thanks.
>>
>>regards,
>>
>>damien
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
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>>DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>
>>
>>
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From guiaccess at covad.net  Thu May 31 03:15:01 2007
From: guiaccess at covad.net (GUI Access)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 00:15:01 -0700
Subject: [DECtalk] Why are there so many variations of Dec Talk Sound?
In-Reply-To: <001c01c7a321$fdad4db0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1>
References: <424026.52133.qm@web82505.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<001a01c7a30a$dbad0be0$a1054845@readerrabbit>
	<001c01c7a321$fdad4db0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1>
Message-ID: <p06110400c2842372901c@[10.0.1.5]>

>It seems these days I've heard more variations of Dec Talk than I ever did
>in years ago. I know 5.0 is where they messed it up, but it seems that
>various modern implementations sound different than others. Why, for
>instance, does Mobile Speak seem to be the worst, Window-Eyes isn't too bad,
>and other modern products fall somewhere in between? Are device and software
>manufacturers able to, and are, changing the way it sounds? I understood
>there to be 2 different ways Dec Talk sounded, but I believe I have heard
>more variations.


Actually, v4.61 is where "they" messed it up.  I believe that v4.60 
was the last version of DECtalk by D.E.C. before Compaq sold DECtalk 
to Force Computers.  Force is who released v4.61 which in my opinion 
was the worst DECtalk has ever sounded.

Later Fonix (when they acquired the rights to DECtalk) tried to undo 
some of the v4.61 "improvements."

This is where things get weird.  Fonix simultaneously released v5.0 
and v4.63 of DECtalk.  The v4.63 version was an attempt to get as 
close to the D.E.C. version of DECtalk as Fonix could get, given that 
they no longer had the source code to v4.60.

DECtalk v5.0 supposedly sounds more natural by deploying hlsyn (a 
high level parameter synthesizer that translates 13 high level 
parameters to the 39 low level Klatt-style parameters used by all 
earlier versions of DECtalk).

Lastly, Fonix then released DECtalk v4.64 which has a weird "classic 
voices" switch which swaps the nine voices for voices that supposedly 
sound exactly like the D.E.C. voices.

Having played with DECtalk v4.64, I can tell you that neither bank of 
the nine voices sound like the D.E.C. voices of v4.60 and earlier.

I have never heard DECtalk v5.0.  This is supposedly what is in the 
DECtalk USB but comparing the DECtalk USB's DECtalk voices to the 
voices produced by v4.63 of DECtalk yields no noticeable differences 
... and I have a very good ear for these things.

I have no idea what version of DECtalk MobileSpeak uses.  Again, it 
sounds like v4.63 or the DECtalk USB to me.

It'd be great if anyone on the list could expand on the information 
presented here but no one has done so before now, and this topic has 
been discussed at length numerous times over the years.

All of the above are my own observations/findings.

Thanks,

GUI Access



From katiewht at sbcglobal.net  Thu May 31 13:55:51 2007
From: katiewht at sbcglobal.net (Katie M.)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 10:55:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DECtalk] my website
Message-ID: <829554.58990.qm@web82514.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi,
  A few weeks ago, I published my own website.
  The address of the site is www.katie.braillesoft.net. This site is a good place to find all the dectalk files I created. I hope you all like the files.
  Katie


Katie M. 
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From sadlerman at randylaptop.com  Thu May 31 14:45:46 2007
From: sadlerman at randylaptop.com (damien c. sadler - head of x-sight interactive)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 19:45:46 +0100
Subject: [DECtalk] my website
References: <829554.58990.qm@web82514.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <001801c7a3b3$e7928080$0200a8c0@xsight>

your dectalk links don't work. i looked at the html source and saw that they were still pointing to c:\documents and settings\ etc etc.

regards,

damien




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Katie M. 
  To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com 
  Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 6:55 PM
  Subject: [DECtalk] my website


  Hi,
  A few weeks ago, I published my own website.
  The address of the site is www.katie.braillesoft.net. This site is a good place to find all the dectalk files I created. I hope you all like the files.
  Katie



  Katie M. 


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From jamminjerry at jjhof.com  Thu May 31 15:14:42 2007
From: jamminjerry at jjhof.com (Jarrod Jicha)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 15:14:42 -0400
Subject: [DECtalk] my website
References: <829554.58990.qm@web82514.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <009901c7a3b7$f2c41d70$0a00a8c0@jerrysdesktop>

it seems like the links for the dectalk files are not working. when you press enter on them, they just sit there, and when you right click on them and do save as, it just dings at you, and again does nothing.  can you help me with your files? I really want to hear them. smile.

Jarrod Jicha
Station owner of The JamminJerry Radio Network
http://www.jjrn.net and http://www.jjrn.us

if you wish to contact me threw any messenger programs, you can use the following.
E-Male, and MSN messenger for desktop:  jamminjerry at jjhof.com
MSN messenger for laptop:  jerry_laptop at jjhof.com
AIM:  jamminjerry1974
yahoo messenger:  jamminjerry2000
and skype:  jamminjerry


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Katie M. 
  To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com 
  Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 1:55 PM
  Subject: [DECtalk] my website


  Hi,
  A few weeks ago, I published my own website.
  The address of the site is www.katie.braillesoft.net. This site is a good place to find all the dectalk files I created. I hope you all like the files.
  Katie



  Katie M. 


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From shaun.e at xtra.co.nz  Thu May 31 15:59:17 2007
From: shaun.e at xtra.co.nz (shaun everiss)
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:59:17 +1200
Subject: [DECtalk] my website
In-Reply-To: <009901c7a3b7$f2c41d70$0a00a8c0@jerrysdesktop>
References: <829554.58990.qm@web82514.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<009901c7a3b7$f2c41d70$0a00a8c0@jerrysdesktop>
Message-ID: <20070531195917.KWBI23876.fep02.xtra.co.nz@SHAUNEVE.xtra.co.nz>

neither do the other downloads, text or audio.
I had this happen once.
I think one of the game devs had this issue.
Something like that all the actual links were not linking to the uploaded files but files on his hard disk.
I think thats it, not sure how he fixed it though.
At 07:14 a.m. 1/06/2007, you wrote:

>it seems like the links for the dectalk files are not working. when you press enter on them, they just sit there, and when you right click on them and do save as, it just dings at you, and again does nothing.  can you help me with your files? I really want to hear them. smile.
> 
>Jarrod Jicha
>Station owner of The JamminJerry Radio Network
><http://www.jjrn.net>http://www.jjrn.net and <http://www.jjrn.us>http://www.jjrn.us
> 
>if you wish to contact me threw any messenger programs, you can use the following.
>E-Male, and MSN messenger for desktop:  <mailto:jamminjerry at jjhof.com>jamminjerry at jjhof.com
>MSN messenger for laptop:  <mailto:jerry_laptop at jjhof.com>jerry_laptop at jjhof.com
>AIM:  jamminjerry1974
>yahoo messenger:  jamminjerry2000
>and skype:  jamminjerry
> 
> 
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <mailto:katiewht at sbcglobal.net>Katie M. 
>To: <mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>dectalk at bluegrasspals.com 
>Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 1:55 PM
>Subject: [DECtalk] my website
>
>Hi,
>A few weeks ago, I published my own website.
>The address of the site is <http://www.katie.braillesoft.net>www.katie.braillesoft.net. This site is a good place to find all the dectalk files I created. I hope you all like the files.
>Katie
>
>
>Katie M. 
>
>
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From musicalman1 at comcast.net  Thu May 31 16:49:18 2007
From: musicalman1 at comcast.net (Raymond Grote)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 15:49:18 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] Why are there so many variations of Dec Talk Sound?
References: <424026.52133.qm@web82505.mail.mud.yahoo.com><001a01c7a30a$dbad0be0$a1054845@readerrabbit><001c01c7a321$fdad4db0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1>
	<p06110400c2842372901c@[10.0.1.5]>
Message-ID: <004301c7a3c5$28b47b70$6501a8c0@ramiedude>

I don't exactly know what you mean, but maybe it's the sound card?
Plus, Dectalk 4.3 and 4.4 sound very similar, but when you compare them side 
by side, they sound a little different.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GUI Access" <guiaccess at covad.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Why are there so many variations of Dec Talk Sound?


> >It seems these days I've heard more variations of Dec Talk than I ever 
> >did
>>in years ago. I know 5.0 is where they messed it up, but it seems that
>>various modern implementations sound different than others. Why, for
>>instance, does Mobile Speak seem to be the worst, Window-Eyes isn't too 
>>bad,
>>and other modern products fall somewhere in between? Are device and 
>>software
>>manufacturers able to, and are, changing the way it sounds? I understood
>>there to be 2 different ways Dec Talk sounded, but I believe I have heard
>>more variations.
>
>
> Actually, v4.61 is where "they" messed it up.  I believe that v4.60
> was the last version of DECtalk by D.E.C. before Compaq sold DECtalk
> to Force Computers.  Force is who released v4.61 which in my opinion
> was the worst DECtalk has ever sounded.
>
> Later Fonix (when they acquired the rights to DECtalk) tried to undo
> some of the v4.61 "improvements."
>
> This is where things get weird.  Fonix simultaneously released v5.0
> and v4.63 of DECtalk.  The v4.63 version was an attempt to get as
> close to the D.E.C. version of DECtalk as Fonix could get, given that
> they no longer had the source code to v4.60.
>
> DECtalk v5.0 supposedly sounds more natural by deploying hlsyn (a
> high level parameter synthesizer that translates 13 high level
> parameters to the 39 low level Klatt-style parameters used by all
> earlier versions of DECtalk).
>
> Lastly, Fonix then released DECtalk v4.64 which has a weird "classic
> voices" switch which swaps the nine voices for voices that supposedly
> sound exactly like the D.E.C. voices.
>
> Having played with DECtalk v4.64, I can tell you that neither bank of
> the nine voices sound like the D.E.C. voices of v4.60 and earlier.
>
> I have never heard DECtalk v5.0.  This is supposedly what is in the
> DECtalk USB but comparing the DECtalk USB's DECtalk voices to the
> voices produced by v4.63 of DECtalk yields no noticeable differences
> ... and I have a very good ear for these things.
>
> I have no idea what version of DECtalk MobileSpeak uses.  Again, it
> sounds like v4.63 or the DECtalk USB to me.
>
> It'd be great if anyone on the list could expand on the information
> presented here but no one has done so before now, and this topic has
> been discussed at length numerous times over the years.
>
> All of the above are my own observations/findings.
>
> Thanks,
>
> GUI Access
>
> _______________________________________________
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> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk 



From musicalman1 at comcast.net  Thu May 31 16:55:05 2007
From: musicalman1 at comcast.net (Raymond Grote)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 15:55:05 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] besyt version of dectalk
Message-ID: <000f01c7a3c5$f78fa6e0$6501a8c0@ramiedude>

Hi, I was just wondering something about the different versions of Dectalk. I have all four, and I was just wondering which one a lot of people like best. I like 4.3 because not only does it sound natural enough for Dectalk, but my computer likes it and cooperates with it. Dectalk 4.4 makes the computer really slow. I don't really like the sound of Dectalk 4.6x. Maybe I'm more used to the other versions. What do you think?
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From bharding at doorpi.net  Thu May 31 17:01:10 2007
From: bharding at doorpi.net (Brent Harding)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 16:01:10 -0500
Subject: [DECtalk] Why are there so many variations of Dec Talk Sound?
References: <424026.52133.qm@web82505.mail.mud.yahoo.com><001a01c7a30a$dbad0be0$a1054845@readerrabbit><001c01c7a321$fdad4db0$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1><p06110400c2842372901c@[10.0.1.5]>
	<004301c7a3c5$28b47b70$6501a8c0@ramiedude>
Message-ID: <00ec01c7a3c6$d2bf6840$224a5c46@brent827e59cc1>

Ah, I heard demos on Main Menu with all sorts of different sounding Dec 
Talk, from Window-Eyes to Mobile Speak, etc.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raymond Grote" <musicalman1 at comcast.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Why are there so many variations of Dec Talk Sound?


>I don't exactly know what you mean, but maybe it's the sound card?
> Plus, Dectalk 4.3 and 4.4 sound very similar, but when you compare them 
> side
> by side, they sound a little different.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "GUI Access" <guiaccess at covad.net>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 2:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Why are there so many variations of Dec Talk Sound?
>
>
>> >It seems these days I've heard more variations of Dec Talk than I ever
>> >did
>>>in years ago. I know 5.0 is where they messed it up, but it seems that
>>>various modern implementations sound different than others. Why, for
>>>instance, does Mobile Speak seem to be the worst, Window-Eyes isn't too
>>>bad,
>>>and other modern products fall somewhere in between? Are device and
>>>software
>>>manufacturers able to, and are, changing the way it sounds? I understood
>>>there to be 2 different ways Dec Talk sounded, but I believe I have heard
>>>more variations.
>>
>>
>> Actually, v4.61 is where "they" messed it up.  I believe that v4.60
>> was the last version of DECtalk by D.E.C. before Compaq sold DECtalk
>> to Force Computers.  Force is who released v4.61 which in my opinion
>> was the worst DECtalk has ever sounded.
>>
>> Later Fonix (when they acquired the rights to DECtalk) tried to undo
>> some of the v4.61 "improvements."
>>
>> This is where things get weird.  Fonix simultaneously released v5.0
>> and v4.63 of DECtalk.  The v4.63 version was an attempt to get as
>> close to the D.E.C. version of DECtalk as Fonix could get, given that
>> they no longer had the source code to v4.60.
>>
>> DECtalk v5.0 supposedly sounds more natural by deploying hlsyn (a
>> high level parameter synthesizer that translates 13 high level
>> parameters to the 39 low level Klatt-style parameters used by all
>> earlier versions of DECtalk).
>>
>> Lastly, Fonix then released DECtalk v4.64 which has a weird "classic
>> voices" switch which swaps the nine voices for voices that supposedly
>> sound exactly like the D.E.C. voices.
>>
>> Having played with DECtalk v4.64, I can tell you that neither bank of
>> the nine voices sound like the D.E.C. voices of v4.60 and earlier.
>>
>> I have never heard DECtalk v5.0.  This is supposedly what is in the
>> DECtalk USB but comparing the DECtalk USB's DECtalk voices to the
>> voices produced by v4.63 of DECtalk yields no noticeable differences
>> ... and I have a very good ear for these things.
>>
>> I have no idea what version of DECtalk MobileSpeak uses.  Again, it
>> sounds like v4.63 or the DECtalk USB to me.
>>
>> It'd be great if anyone on the list could expand on the information
>> presented here but no one has done so before now, and this topic has
>> been discussed at length numerous times over the years.
>>
>> All of the above are my own observations/findings.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> GUI Access
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> DECtalk mailing list
>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>
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From katiewht at sbcglobal.net  Thu May 31 17:58:49 2007
From: katiewht at sbcglobal.net (Katie M.)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:58:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [DECtalk] dectalq
Message-ID: <216227.97405.qm@web82502.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Raymond,
   In my opinion, dectalk 4.3 sounds the best. Most of all, it works best with screen reading software. I agree with you about 4.6x. It sounds okay, but not the same as the original, and the commands are different.
  Well, Have a good day.
  Katie


Katie M. 
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