[DECtalk] something i heard
Raymond Grote
musicalman1 at comcast.net
Mon May 9 16:07:29 EDT 2011
And possibly make it more accessible. Hmm, I think we know what is ahead of
us. Sapi Dectalk for those who want it that way, Speak window for those who
are used to that instead.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
> Hi,
>
> Probably what really needs to happen when it comes right down to it is
> that
> the Speak window needs to be rewritten from scratch. That program, in one
> form or another, has been around for quite some time. Technology changes,
> and Speak probably hasn't kept up. Unfortunately, the only Speak window I
> know of which actually uses a dectalk.dll is the most recent one, for the
> so-nicknamed DECtalk 86. All the others I've seen appear to have the
> actual
> DECtalk code included within the Speak executable. My thought is that, if
> you had a dectalk.dll and knew how it worked, you could write a replica
> Speak window from scratch, in a language of your choice.
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
> To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:34 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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