[DECtalk] Dectalk USB longer, better demo?

Blake Roberts beroberts at hughes.net
Sun Jan 30 17:06:22 EST 2011


I also understand Snoopi's point and agree with it. The problem I have
always had with Dectalk 4.6x is those versions tend to mispronounce words,
including the word of. Although I would accept a SAPI Dectalk 4.6, I would
not be completely happy. A SAPI of any version of  Dectalk prior to 4.6x
would be like paradise for me.
Blake

-----Original Message-----
From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Pitermach
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:52 PM
To: DECtalk Discussions
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Dectalk USB longer, better demo?

yeah. I so understand you snoopy. :) 
 

	----- Original Message ----- 
	From: Dectalk at aol.com 
	To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com 
	Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 9:20 PM
	Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Dectalk USB longer, better demo?

	
	So is version 4.40 gone forever?  Why does it have to be 4.64?  4.40
SAPI 5 would be paradise. 
	 
	 
	SNOOPI BOTTEN 
	 
	In a message dated 1/30/2011 2:02:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu writes:

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



	__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
signature database 5266 (20100709) __________
	
	The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
	
	http://www.eset.com
	

	
________________________________


	

	_______________________________________________
	DECtalk mailing list
	DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
	http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
	
	
	
	__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
signature database 5266 (20100709) __________
	
	The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
	
	http://www.eset.com
	
	



__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature
database 5266 (20100709) __________

The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.

http://www.eset.com






More information about the Dectalk mailing list