[DECtalk] something i heard
Alex H.
linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com
Mon May 9 13:00:25 EDT 2011
Hi,
I've gotten DT 4.4 to work on Windows 7. Basically it just needs to be
run in compatibility mode for Win 98. Just go to properties for the
speak.exe program and go to compatibility and tick 'run this program
in compatibility mode for:' and then choose Windows 98. Worked for me.
I don't know why the file association isn't working with DT 4.4 but it
could be a number of things.
As for why we would want/need a SAPI version of DECTalk from Enable?
There's a version of SAPI DT floating around on the list that sounds
like 4.6.4 or something, and it is certainly welcomed among the DT
users, but it has a bit of a lag and isn't classic DECTalk (e.g., 4.3
or 4.2cd, not 4.6x as they don't sound like classic DECTAlk such as
found in the DT Express etc). Basically, we want an old version of
DECTalk in a SAPI package that is responsive. That would be a dream
come true for most of us, and probably bring back some memories of
using DECTalk classic back in the days of the Express and PCI.
Basically, it would be honoring Dennis Klatt's work and giving the
DECTalk users of the world reason for celebration.
A possible issue I see looming in the future though is, how to get
this vintage dated DECTalk version running on the latest systems, let
alone get the code itself? Fonix hasn't really been any help, and
they'll do anything for a buck, and it's not fair to Enable to throw
money in a hole, so to speak. This would have to be carefully planned.
Another thing, if this old version of DECTalk were to become a
SAPI/new Speak Window, the testers of the software should be given
respect this time around. If something's wrong, let's not smother it
this time.
Finally, I hope something happens with this, but finding this other
SAPI version of DT was pretty cool. It'll certainly work for the time
being.
Alex
On 5/9/11, johnnybrl at gmail.com <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
> hi, will dectalk 4.3 still run on windows 7?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dectalk at aol.com
> To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 4:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
>
>
> it needs the commands. Let me emplane why. Most of you on this list just
> make Dectalk sing for fun. People who can't talk, have no other way of
> singing, Dectalk is the only way they have to sing. I'm one of them, but
> only one of many. Today I'm trying to finish "THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS" in 4
> part harmony so 4 people with Dectalk can all sing together. I wanted more
> parts but I can't find a version of sheet music that has more than 4 parts.
>
> In any event, there is a serious problem coming up. I have no idea why,
> but the 4.40 speak window will not install in the latest update of Windows
> 7, the en files will not associate with the speak window. I now have 3
> known computers that the speak window will not run on.
>
> Blake and I have posted about this several times but it keeps getting
> ignored. Guys, if we don't solve this problem, and if any of you ever
> switch computers, you might not be able to run Dectalk.
>
>
> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
> In a message dated 5/8/2011 11:58:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
> thanks both of you for this project. maybe when you guys get the code
> compiled wright, or the wright code at all, you can make a sapi version of
> dectalk that is better than the stuff already put out there. maybe a sapi
> dectalk with not just voices but commands and everything.
>
> On May 8, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Blake Roberts wrote:
>
> > Ed,
> > Thanks for the clarification and your dedication to, like Corine, not
> give
> > up on Dectalk.
> > Blake
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> > [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of ebruckert
> Bruckert
> > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 12:42 PM
> > To: DECtalk Discussions
> > Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
> >
> > I'm sorry I have to set the record straight. I am the one that
> supplied
> > Kareem with code and there was confusion because they hadn't been
> compiled
> > in a while and I knew they needed fixing and I don't think that was
> truly
> > understood and no I didn't get a single penny. Neither am I giving up
> I need
> > a decent DECtalk as well this went down the rat hole for various
> reasons and
> > I'm not giving up I want one I don't want to play a blame game
> however. But
> > nobody intentionally did anything wrong period.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Michael Hansen <amtk62 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > So basicly, if I understand this right, someone in essence took
> > advantage of Corine's lack of DECtalk knowledge and sold her a code
> > to
> > Fonix Talk--or something very nearly like it--and said it was good?
> > How aweful.
> >
> > It's all starting to make sense now. Corine, I for one am very
> > sorry
> > for contributing to your company's public humiliation on this
> > mailing
> > list. It appears Fonix is the one to blame, and if they really did
> > screw you guys over (I know you can never say that publicly) then
> > that
> > is a real shame. Thank you for trying, and thank you for
> > withholding
> > this release.
> >
> > Best,
> > Michael Hansen
> >
> >
> > On 5/8/11, Dectalk at aol.com <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
> > > Yes but guys, can we be sensitive here for Corine? She cares so
> > much that
> > > she put a lot of money into this. She was sold a bad code and
> > has no way
> > > to get a refund. This is both happy and sad news. We should all
> > deeply
> > > thank her for trying.
> > >
> > >
> > > SNOOPI BOTTEN
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 5/8/2011 11:37:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > beroberts at hughes.net writes:
> > >
> > > Alex did a fantastic job creating the Dectalk vs. FonixTalk file
> > that
> > > Jayson
> > > shared. Excellent job on production, Alex.
> > > I agree with Jayson about Dectalk 86 sounding more like FonixTalk
> > than
> > > Dectalk. It is certainly good news that Enable wil not be
> > marketing
> > > Dectalk
> > > 86.
> > > Blake
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> > > [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jayson
> > Smith
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:05 AM
> > > To: DECtalk Discussions
> > > Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
> > >
> > > I have to sort of agree with this, although Corine has stated
> > that the
> > > so-nicknamed DECtalk 86 doesn't use FonixTalk. To hear a sample of
> > the real
> > > FonixTalk, listen to the following file.
> > > http://www.q-audio.net/d/18754
> > > I think DECtalk 86 sounds more like FonixTalk than it does any
> > version of
> > > DECtalk including 4.64 or 5.0.
> > > Jayson
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
> > > To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 7:26 PM
> > > Subject: [DECtalk] something i heard
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hey guys i let someone hear a demo of the speak window for the
> > sapi
> > >> dectalk that enable is selling and that person said that this is
> > based
> > > on
> > >> fonix talk. don't know if anyone came up with that yet.
> > >>
> > >>
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