<p dir="ltr">Hey are you the one who made the keynote gold intonation file for e speak? If so do you still have them around? </p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 26, 2019, 05:48 Guillem León <<a href="mailto:guilevi2000@gmail.com">guilevi2000@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">A couple  clarifications:<br>
As far as I understand, the PC did not use a serial port, it was PCI or PCMCIA card, can’t remember which.<br>
4.3 and 4.4 were probably made available as external libraries to developers  who wanted to add speech to their apps. The speak windows were just samples of what the synthesizer could achieve.<br>
Thanks.  <br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
On 26 Jun 2019, at 09:15, Alex H. <<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
Hi,<br>
I have a few answers. Snippets follow, along with my remarks. Enjoy :)<br>
<br>
1: What is the DECtalk PC, and what is the difference between DECtalk<br>
PC and DECtalk Express?<br>
<br>
The DECTalk PC is a large card that actually goes into a desktop<br>
machine, like a sound or graphics card. It uses a serial port. The<br>
DECtalk express is an external unit that connects via serial port, and<br>
has a battery in it or you can use it from the wall. From what I have<br>
seen, the batteries on most Express units have long since died<br>
rendering them pretty pointless without a replacement.<br>
<br>
<br>
2:What version of DECtalk is the DECtalk USB using, and does there<br>
exist a speak window for it?<br>
DECtalk USB uses a modified DECtalk 5.0. They tried to make that<br>
firmware sound like 4.2 and 4.3, but failed in some ways. If you<br>
notice, the standard 4.64 demo speak window has a muffled, almost<br>
mouthfull of cookies sound to it, and it hesitates when reading long<br>
passages. It's honestly annoying to listen to for me. Dec 5.0 speak<br>
window is very different sounding than the USB or 4.64. I believe<br>
FonixTalk started using the HLSyn technology, which was apparently<br>
purported to sound more human-like Not so much; it just sounds like<br>
it's got a cold and is generally bored with life on someone's<br>
computer. Haha.<br>
<br>
3. What was DECtalk versions as 4.3 and 4.4 originaly made for. As<br>
fare as I know, they only exist as speak windows, but I think it would<br>
be strange, if they were made only as speak windows.<br>
As far as I know, there were some DOS versions of 4.3 and 4.4 floating<br>
around, as well as older Windows versions. I wouldn't be surprised if<br>
there were other versions of DECtalk older than 4.64 that have a SAPI<br>
implementation, though I've never used or seen them. Perhaps DEC just<br>
didn't push DECtalk as hard as they should have and those versions got<br>
lost in the wind.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Alex<br>
<br>
<br>
On 9/13/18, Aksel Leo Christoffersen <<a href="mailto:aksel@blindsigtmail.dk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">aksel@blindsigtmail.dk</a>> wrote:<br>
Hi again,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I figured out, that some of the links, I send out a few days ago to that old<br>
DECtalk stuff, didn’t work, so I’ve downloaded all the files, and packed<br>
them in a zip-file.<br>
<br>
Here it is:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8b6duv5obmm4usg/Old%20DECtalk%20Stuff.zip?dl=1" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/8b6duv5obmm4usg/Old%20DECtalk%20Stuff.zip?dl=1</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Also, I still haven’t found an ansswer to the folowing questions, so I would<br>
be happy, if anyone could answer them. Thanks in advance.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
What version of DECtalk is the DECtalk USB using, and does there exist a<br>
speak window for it? I really like that version, not as much as the DEC<br>
versions, but I think it could be nice to try it my self without buying a<br>
DECtalk USB. I read on the net that it was 5.0, but it doesn’t sound like<br>
that, I think.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
What was DECtalk versions as 4.3 and 4.4 originaly made for. As fare as I<br>
know, they only exist as speak windows, but I think it would be strange, if<br>
they were made only as speak windows.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Best regards:<br>
<br>
Aksel Christoffersen<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Fra: Dectalk [mailto:<a href="mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com</a>] På vegne af Aksel<br>
Leo Christoffersen<br>
Sendt: 9. september 2018 21:46<br>
Til: 'DECtalk'<br>
Emne: Re: [DECtalk] I found some old interesting DECtalk stuff, and some<br>
questions<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
OK, here you go. I’ll send links directly to the WayBack machine.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk PC driver for OS/2:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtpcos2.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtpcos2.zip</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtpcos2.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtpcos2.zip</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
A DECtalk IBM driver I don’t know what it is:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/decibm.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/decibm.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/decibm.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/decibm.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
A DECtalk Dos driver I don’t know what it is:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dedos.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dedos.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dedos.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dedos.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Another DECtalk driver for OS/2:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/deos2.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/deos2.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/deos2.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/deos2.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk PC1 version 4.2B:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42b.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42b.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42b.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42b.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk PC1 version 4.2CC:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cc.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cc.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cc.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cc.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk PC1 version 4.2CD:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cd.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc1v42cd.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk PC2 version 4.2CC:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cc.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cc.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cc.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cc.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk PC2 version 4.2CD:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cd.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/pc2v42cd.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk Express version 4.2B:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtx42ap.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtx42ap.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtx42ap.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtx42ap.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk Express version 4.2CD beta:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxb42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxb42cd.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxb42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxb42cd.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk Express version 4.2CD:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxv42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxv42cd.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxv42cd.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtxv42cd.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk manual:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/ref_man.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/ref_man.zip</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/ref_man.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/ref_man.zip</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
DECtalk songs made by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC):<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/songs.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/songs.zip</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/songs.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/songs.zip</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
A DECtalk audio sample:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dectalk6.wav" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dectalk6.wav</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dectalk6.wav" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dectalk6.wav</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Another DECtalk audio sample:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dt_vo_ra.wav" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dt_vo_ra.wav</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dt_vo_ra.wav" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dt_vo_ra.wav</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Original DECtalk 4.3 speak window:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/speakdem.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/speakdem.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/speakdem.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/speakdem.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Original DECtalk 4.4 multilangual speak window:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtswdemo.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtswdemo.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtswdemo.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/dtswdemo.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I don’t know what this is:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/hold2f.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/hold2f.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/hold2f.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/hold2f.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I don’t know what this is either:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/multi_brd.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/multi_brd.zip</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/multi_brd.zip" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/multi_brd.zip</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I don’t know what this is either:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/win_95.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/win_95.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/win_95.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/win_95.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I don’t know what this is either:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/Win_comm.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http://www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/Win_comm.exe</a><br>
<<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/Win_comm.exe" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/19970101010101/http:/www.ultranet.com:80/~rongemma/Win_comm.exe</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The speak windows, as well as all the other software, are 16 bit<br>
installers.<br>
<br>
Best regards:<br>
<br>
Aksel Christoffersen<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Fra: Dectalk [mailto:<a href="mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com</a>] På vegne af Blake<br>
Roberts<br>
Sendt: 9. september 2018 20:58<br>
Til: DECtalk<br>
Emne: Re: [DECtalk] I found some old interesting DECtalk stuff, and some<br>
questions<br>
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Aksel,<br>
I don't know the answers to any of your questions. However I am interested<br>
in what you found on the WayBack Machine. I did not kno a multilingual<br>
Dectalk 4.4 existed or that DEC made some Dectalk songs. Please share.<br>
Blake<br>
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From: Aksel Leo Christoffersen <<a href="mailto:aksel@blindsigtmail.dk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">aksel@blindsigtmail.dk</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a><br>
Sent: Sun, 09 Sep 2018 12:38:57 -0400 (EDT)<br>
Subject: [DECtalk] I found some old interesting DECtalk stuff, and some<br>
questions<br>
<br>
Hi,<br>
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<br>
I’ve foun some very interesting old DECtalk stuff on the wayback machine<br>
last night.<br>
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There were some various firmware versions for DECtalk PC 1 & 2 and DECtalk<br>
Express, as weel as the whole old DECtalk manual, not just those five<br>
chapters found in the DECtalk Archive.<br>
<br>
There was also some old DECtalk songs, writen by DEC them selves, as well as<br>
the original DECtalk 4.3 speak window, with the original demo file from DEC,<br>
as well as a multilangual DECtalk 4.4. And yes, I’m sure it’s 4.4.<br>
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I someone is interested in any of this, I can send it out here.<br>
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Also, I have a some questions about DECtalk, just out of curriositty.<br>
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1: What is the DECtalk PC, and what is the difference between DECtalk PC and<br>
DECtalk Express?<br>
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2:What version of DECtalk is the DECtalk USB using, and does there exist a<br>
speak window for it?<br>
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I read on the net that it was 5.0, but it doesn’t sound like that, I think.<br>
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3. What was DECtalk versions as 4.3 and 4.4 originaly made for. As fare as I<br>
know, they only exist as speak windows, but I think it would be strange, if<br>
they were made only as speak windows.<br>
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Best regards:<br>
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Aksel Christoffersen<br>
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