[DECtalk] something i heard
Alex H.
linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com
Mon May 9 16:47:19 EDT 2011
Agreed. I'd pay for an older classic SAPI version anyday that was
classic like 4.3 or 4.4. Basically anything before 4.6.
Alex
On 5/9/11, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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