[DECtalk] SAPI DECtalk news

[Alex H.]

I don't want to be the second echo of this, but I too think the
singing instructions should be optional. It's pretty cool to have the
instructions for a DECTalk noob but I already know how to do this
extensively and the $10 instructions would not be much use to me.
Another instance where it would be little use is with people who have
no desire to make DT sing (hard to imagine but it's possible) and
somebody just wants the speech of DT without any extras.  To them, the
singing lessons would be no use.

True, $30 isn't bad for SAPI DT, but I'd like to just get the synth
without any extra frills if possible. No doubt some people would buy
the singing instructions too, but I think it should at least be an
option for us. Just sayin'.
Thanks,
Alex

On 3/16/11, Pitermach <pitermach at gmail.com> wrote:
> yeah, I mean I appreciate your work and all snoopy, but adding an extra 10
> bucks for something not everyone will use, it may not be much in the US, but
> if we consider currency conversion it does make a difference.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Brandon Misch
>   To: DECtalk Discussions
>   Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:15 PM
>   Subject: Re: [DECtalk] SAPI DECtalk news
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>   i thought that would be optional in case people just want to buy dectalk
> only.
>
>
>   On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>
>
>     No, it will be $29.95 because I'm adding my singing instructions into
> the product.
>
>
>     SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
>     In a message dated 3/14/2011 10:19:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>       hey that's great any way of getting some samples of the soon to be
> product out and will it still cost 20 dollars?
>
>       On Mar 14, 2011, at 6:14 AM, Corine Bickley wrote:
>
>       > Corine Bickley and Ed Bruckert and also Snoopi Botten are all
> working
>       > for Enable Rehab, a small business located in Somerville MA. Ed and
> I
>       > have known each other for many many years and both worked with
> Dennis
>       > Klatt very many years ago at MIT. We are both committed to keeping
> his
>       > work, and his memory, alive by making DECtalk available, as is
> Snoopi.
>       > We are NOT Fonix, tho both of us worked for Fonix on DECtalk at one
>       > time years ago. Snoopi and I have known each other for many years
>       > after being introduced at an AAC conference many years ago.
>       >
>       > We think we have the SAPI issue solved, by the way. More info to
> follow shortly.
>       > Sorry for the confusion :)
>       > corine
>       > (President of Enable Rehab)
>       >
>       > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:33 AM, Arnaud <arnaudb at netcava.net> wrote:
>       >>
>       >> "we" how are you then?
>       >>
>       >> several people? Fonix Corporation? individuals?
>       >>
>       >>
>       >> Le 11/03/2011 01:43, Corine Bickley a écrit :
>       >>> Well, we're working on it, very hard, calling in all the old
> brains
>       >>> who can make it work. Pls do have patience. We're trying as hard
> as we
>       >>> can. Maybe we'll have a breakthrough tonight, maybe tomorrow,
>       >>> maybe..... It's the stupid Microsoft lack of documentation on what
>       >>> SAPI really is that's the hangup. Everything else is working fine.
>       >>> Sorry to sound so disgruntled with standards (what's the use of a
>       >>> standard if it doesn't work as published !?!#??!).
>       >>>
>       >>> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Jayson Smith<ratguy at insightbb.com>
>  wrote:
>       >>>> Hi,
>       >>>>
>       >>>> Just haven't heard anything recently about the progress of the
> SAPI DECtalk.
>       >>>> Any news?
>       >>>> Thanks.
>       >>>> Jayson
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