[DECtalk] QUESTION

[johnnybrl at gmail.com]

hi, I can get the speak 43 program to read the harry potter books just fine. 
although converting it to wav will take longer.
But I really like the speak program. Really clear sounding too.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 4:39 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] QUESTION


> Hi,
>
> This is all very interesting. Personally, if the intent was for the source
> code to be distributed freely, I think it should be made available 
> somewhere
> for download. In the case of the widely-distributed Speak43 application,
> there's just the one exe, no DLL's. Is the DECtalk code actually compiled
> into the Speak binary? I'd think if Speak were just an example program,
> you'd need to have your own copy of DECtalk separate from Speak.
>
> One other thing I always found annoying about Speak was that you couldn't
> read files longer than about 64K or so. So you couldn't take the Speak43
> program which does let you convert to wav and convert, say, a full-length
> novel with it.
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ebruckert Bruckert" <edbruckert at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 6:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] QUESTION
>
>
>> Actually speak it doesn't have a version. But I think I have an SDK
>> software
>> developers kit for DECtalk that includes the source code for speak. It 
>> was
>> widely distributed in the public domain, so it any Windows programmer
>> could
>> modify it for you. I can send it to you or send it to whoever you would
>> like
>> me to. Also don't give up on the regressed DECtalk. I expected to have to
>> do
>> some work as all my source code was advanced development code so I have 
>> to
>> roll things back and turn things off. Since I wrote all versions of the
>> synthesizer from 1990 on we can get pretty close. There were some weird
>> changes due to code that wasn't exactly correct and so was executed
>> differently different compilers. Also Dennis his original code did not
>> always do what the note said so was always a question with those as to
>> whether to turn right or left.
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 4:17 PM, <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  *Thank you for the verification.  I thought it was free to use and give
>>> out.  I've been doing it for 6 years.  It looks like it will be the only
>>> form of 4.40 that will exist.  I only wish the play key could have a
>>> control
>>> command because blind people can't find it.*
>>> **
>>> **
>>> *SNOOPI BOTTEN *
>>>
>>>  In a message dated 4/8/2011 1:27:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> edbruckert at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> Speak is public domain and always has been. It was originally sent out 
>>> in
>>> source code as an example of how to interface with the synthesizer. So
>>> have
>>> no fears it is not licensed.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:13 PM, <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  *I'm throwing this question out because I'm totally confused.  The
>>>> Dectalk 4.40 speak window that comes with the Dic.en file and 
>>>> everything
>>>> so
>>>> it will talk.  6 years ago I was told it was public domain.  I think a
>>>> lot
>>>> of people pass it out, I include it in my software, I give it out for
>>>> free,
>>>> I've seen it available for download on Dectalk sites, and it was my
>>>> understanding that speak window versions of Dectalk were public 
>>>> domain.*
>>>> **
>>>> *I was just told today that it's not public domain, Fonix owns those
>>>> speak windows, yet in the same breathe you can't buy a license to sell
>>>> it.
>>>> What?  I'm totally confused.*
>>>> **
>>>> *Is the speak window Dectalk public Domain?  I had mine since the early
>>>> 90's and I thought it was public domain.  Mine was free and I even 
>>>> still
>>>> have the original demo it came with.  It never expires, reads any size
>>>> files, and I never even knew you could buy it, I thought it was free.*
>>>> **
>>>> **
>>>> *SNOOPI BOTTEN *
>>>>
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