[DECtalk] something i heard
Raymond Grote
musicalman1 at comcast.net
Mon May 9 16:27:20 EDT 2011
Yes. A little more cooperation and communication from everyone would really
help I think. But just because we have something now doesn't mean you guys
should be defeated. This Sapi thing is just a little appetizer with its fair
share of bugs as well. You guys still have a mission to accomplish.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
> 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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