[DECtalk] Dectalk USB longer, better demo?

Brandon Misch bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 30 14:10:05 EST 2011


will the other languages be included even though they're primative? thought of asking this because there are other people who aren't native english speakers. and if 4.64 will work what happens to the other versions of dectalk  that aren't being sold anymore? or are they? 

On Jan 30, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Corine Bickley wrote:

> well, no -- i worked on DECtalk for a couple of companies, but as an
> employee I never owned any code. DECtalk was sold from company to
> company. employees of companies are bound by work agreements to NOT
> keep any code.
> 
> recently Enable Rehab, my own company, bought the right to distribute
> one version of DECtalk, 4.6.4, from the current DECtalk owner, Fonix.
> my goal (Enable's goal) is to make a SAPI version of DECtalk available
> to persons who need it. i'll let users know the size of files needed
> and any other details once i'm sure the code works on my own laptop.
> that's the stage we're at now.
> 
> pls do keep questions coming as i want to know what users need to
> know, like file size - great question! i'll do my best to find answers
> to any questions. others on this email listserv may know answers that
> i don't. just keep asking!
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> i guess since you helped keep dectalk alive then you have all the source codes for earlier versions do you know how big the file will be?
>> 
>> On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:31 AM, Corine Bickley wrote:
>> 
>>> Great idea, Alex. I'll do that soon. I'm Corine, the person who worked
>>> with Dennis Klatt years ago when I was a student, and then later with
>>> Ed Bruckert who has kept DECtalk alive for many years. We have a
>>> programmer Peter who is getting the code ready for distribution. As
>>> soon as I have the version running on my own computer, I'll create
>>> some examples for comment. I agree - no one should send any money
>>> until you get a chance to hear what you're buying.
>>> corine
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Alex H. <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I know there's a few people on this list who have the dectalk USB, and
>>>> I'm considering getting one but I won't have the money for some
>>>> months. I have heard that it isn't the best compared to 4.3 etc, but
>>>> I'm still interested in hearing it. The Access Solutions demo is a
>>>> joke. It's very short, and their doubletalk USB demos are way better.
>>>> Could somebody post a demo or two of the DECTalk USB singing and
>>>> talking, maybe tweak a few of the voices? Thanks very much and have a
>>>> great day!
>>>> 
>>>> Alex
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