[DECtalk] Multiple Languages and DECtalk

[hank smith]

that archive
I thaught he was talking about another one me bad
thanks
hank
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at bellsouth.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Multiple Languages and DECtalk


> Hi,
> The DECtalk archive is at www.bluegrasspals.com/dectalk
> The power-on recording of your unit you sent me a few weeks ago is up 
> there.
> Jayson.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "hank smith" <hanksmith4 at earthlink.net>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Multiple Languages and DECtalk
>
>
>> what is the dectalk archive site?
>> I have one that is running firmware 1.8
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Arnaud de Bonald" <arnaudb at netcava.net>
>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Multiple Languages and DECtalk
>>
>>
>> >I own ha venerable DTC-01 dectalk synth from 1982 or 83.
>> >
>> > it says, Dectalk version 2.0 is ready
>> >
>> > But I have seen other similar dectalk on ebay with even older versions
> of
>> > the software inside.
>> >
>> > It works pretty well for its age. I would say it's even better built by
>> > far than the dec express, but unfortunatly, for a dayly use with a DOS
>> > screen reader, it's absolutly awful to use because it's quite slow to
>> > respond and the stop command do not work!
>> >
>> > but it's an interesting piece of hardware.
>> > I bought it on Ebay from a guy that works from the University of 
>> > Dundee.
>> > I was glad to find some work they hmade with it on the dectalk on the
>> > dectalk archive site.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>> >
>> > On 12/03/2006 at 00:12 Tony Baechler wrote:
>> >
>> >>I have the Express 4.2CD drivers here and there is no such
>> >>program.  I think it must have been around 4.3 or 4.4.  I think I saw
>> >>a multilanguage demo before 4.61 somewhere but I don't know.  Also
>> >>it's possible they were using a custom dictionary.  I saw that the
>> >>4.3 demo had a special dictionary which had to be loaded when the demo
> is
>> >>run.
>> >>
>> >>On a different note, The original DEC-Talk must be very old.  I was
>> >>reading the developer's manual on the archive and at the end of
>> >>chapter 6 it has a demo to use to show off the voices.  It was dated
>> >>1984.  The original would have to be older than that since it only
>> >>supports six voices and the demo used at least seven.
>> >>
>> >>At 03:50 PM 3/11/2006, you wrote:
>> >>>I believe DEC went to multiple language support somewhere around
> DECtalk
>> >>>software 4.2.  The 4.2 software for the DECtalk PC came with a new
>> >>>program
>> >>>called usa.exe which was loaded onto the DECtalk PC board.  I think
> that
>> >>had
>> >>>something to do with multi-language support.  Unfortunately I don't
> have
>> >>>a
>> >>>foreign version, or even know if there ever was such a thing, they may
>> >>have
>> >>>just been thinking about the future.
>> >>>Jayson.
>> >>
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