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<DIV><STRONG>If the Dectalk source code is public domain, please send me a copy
of it on CD, please. I have a friend that programs, Dan Nordell, who is
actually on this list but never post. I'm thinking he could do stuff with
the code because he's good! Lenox version would be better for him because
he's always talking about Lenox. Actually I want anything I can get
because if nothing else, Dave and I will learn this and fix it ourselves because
I know part of what went wrong.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>You guys changed some phonetic coding that created a confusion in
the rules of speaking. Those phonetics need to be changed back. And
on the latest version that I have, the word endings are all messed up.
Now, I don't know code, but I do know what stuff I'm looking to change. So
if I can just figure it out enough to make the changes, I know I can do this, I
just know it.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Years ago I had a Liberator that was programmed in Binary.
Well, I wanted to change something but I didn't know Binary. So I called a
guy named Cliff, and in just 10 minutes he told me how to read enough binary to
do the change I was wanting to do. I found it easy!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>So I really feel that if I had what I needed, I'm smart, I can
figure this out, I just feel like I can do this. I know BASIC, I know a
touch of HTML, I've seen C++ but never learned it> SO WHAT EVER
LANGUAGE THIS IS, I'LL JUST GRAB A BOOK FOR DUMMIES AND ASK TONS OF QUESTIONS TO
ANYONE I CAN FIND.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Ugh, my caps lock went on, I don't feel like re-typing.
Anyway, I'd like a shot at this.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>SNOOPI BOTTEN </STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/9/2011 9:51:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
edbruckert@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Why those things were changed I have no idea, but starting in the 1980s
the speak code was distributed as example code so once in the public domain
it's still in the public domain and that's what I'll try and dig up this the
source code for it and the Windows programmer can modify it to their hearts
content to do whatever they want. I must speech person who can code a little
bit but when it comes to apps and not very good. But the speech code talks to
the database the DECtalk application interface.</DIV>
<DIV>There is a huge difference between being public domain and somebody
supporting a download site companies just don't want to do that for lots of
different reasons<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Jayson Smith <SPAN dir=ltr><<A title=mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com" target=_blank>ratguy@insightbb.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>Hi,<BR><BR>This is all very interesting. Personally, if
the intent was for the source<BR>code to be distributed freely, I think it
should be made available somewhere<BR>for download. In the case of the
widely-distributed Speak43 application,<BR>there's just the one exe, no
DLL's. Is the DECtalk code actually compiled<BR>into the Speak binary? I'd
think if Speak were just an example program,<BR>you'd need to have your own
copy of DECtalk separate from Speak.<BR><BR>One other thing I always found
annoying about Speak was that you couldn't<BR>read files longer than about
64K or so. So you couldn't take the Speak43<BR>program which does let you
convert to wav and convert, say, a full-length<BR>novel with it.<BR><FONT color=#888888>Jayson<BR></FONT>
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<DIV><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "ebruckert Bruckert" <<A title=mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com href="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com" target=_blank>edbruckert@gmail.com</A>><BR>To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<<A title=mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" target=_blank>dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A>><BR>Sent: Saturday, April 09,
2011 6:32 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] QUESTION<BR><BR><BR>> Actually
speak it doesn't have a version. But I think I have an SDK<BR>>
software<BR>> developers kit for DECtalk that includes the source code
for speak. It was<BR>> widely distributed in the public domain, so it any
Windows programmer<BR>> could<BR>> modify it for you. I can send it to
you or send it to whoever you would<BR>> like<BR>> me to. Also don't
give up on the regressed DECtalk. I expected to have to<BR>> do<BR>>
some work as all my source code was advanced development code so I have
to<BR>> roll things back and turn things off. Since I wrote all versions
of the<BR>> synthesizer from 1990 on we can get pretty close. There were
some weird<BR>> changes due to code that wasn't exactly correct and so
was executed<BR>> differently different compilers. Also Dennis his
original code did not<BR>> always do what the note said so was always a
question with those as to<BR>> whether to turn right or
left.<BR>><BR>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 4:17 PM, <<A title=mailto:Dectalk@aol.com href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" target=_blank>Dectalk@aol.com</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>>>
*Thank you for the verification. I thought it was free to use
and give<BR>>> out. I've been doing it for 6 years. It
looks like it will be the only<BR>>> form of 4.40 that will exist.
I only wish the play key could have a<BR>>> control<BR>>>
command because blind people can't find it.*<BR>>> **<BR>>>
**<BR>>> *SNOOPI BOTTEN *<BR>>><BR>>> In a message
dated 4/8/2011 1:27:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<BR>>> <A title=mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com href="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com" target=_blank>edbruckert@gmail.com</A> writes:<BR>>><BR>>> Speak
is public domain and always has been. It was originally sent out
in<BR>>> source code as an example of how to interface with the
synthesizer. So<BR>>> have<BR>>> no fears it is not
licensed.<BR>>><BR>>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:13 PM, <<A title=mailto:Dectalk@aol.com href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" target=_blank>Dectalk@aol.com</A>> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>>
*I'm throwing this question out because I'm totally confused.
The<BR>>>> Dectalk 4.40 speak window that comes with the
Dic.en file and everything<BR>>>> so<BR>>>> it will talk.
6 years ago I was told it was public domain. I think
a<BR>>>> lot<BR>>>> of people pass it out, I include it in
my software, I give it out for<BR>>>> free,<BR>>>> I've
seen it available for download on Dectalk sites, and it was
my<BR>>>> understanding that speak window versions of Dectalk were
public domain.*<BR>>>> **<BR>>>> *I was just told today
that it's not public domain, Fonix owns those<BR>>>> speak windows,
yet in the same breathe you can't buy a license to sell<BR>>>>
it.<BR>>>> What? I'm totally confused.*<BR>>>>
**<BR>>>> *Is the speak window Dectalk public Domain? I had
mine since the early<BR>>>> 90's and I thought it was public
domain. Mine was free and I even still<BR>>>> have the
original demo it came with. It never expires, reads any
size<BR>>>> files, and I never even knew you could buy it, I
thought it was free.*<BR>>>> **<BR>>>> **<BR>>>>
*SNOOPI BOTTEN *<BR>>>><BR>>>>
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