[DECtalk] INtro and Question

[jake mcmahan]

On 8/2/2011 9:33 PM, Alex H. wrote:
> ah. that's probably the version I mentioned earlier, the 4.63 version.
> Most people jsut got confused because it's SAPI5, and the installer says
> SAPI 5.0 without really stating the dectalk version, so it's easy to
> overlook.
>
> Alex
>
> On 8/2/2011 9:26 PM, jake mcmahan wrote:
>> On 8/2/2011 9:25 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>>> Klango has dectalk in it?
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> On 8/2/2011 9:08 PM, jake mcmahan wrote:
>>>> On 8/2/2011 8:29 PM, Doris and Chris wrote:
>>>>> I do not remember as this was a a little while ago and before I even
>>>>> knew of the existence of this list. I am sorry but I did not take
>>>>> notes on my search. I sometimes come across stuff while searching and
>>>>> will follow some links I find and sometimes  find surprises and goodies.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Alex already found something. I have no idea if this is what i
>>>>> have as my version  of sapi dectalk did not give a version number.
>>>>> I'm definitley not the expert on dectalk - nor on other synths. i
>>>>> just use and enjoy them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Doris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> At 07:27 PM 8/2/2011, you wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/2/2011 2:48 PM, Doris and Chris wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just subscribed to this list after finding a link to it during an
>>>>>>> online search.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I enjoy different synthesizers and synthesthizer voices. I have a
>>>>>>> special affection for DECTalk as it was one of the first synthetic
>>>>>>> voices I came in contact with in the form of Text Assist, the
>>>>>>> original one) that came bundled with my creative Soundblaster card in
>>>>>>> the mid 90's even befoer I lost my sight.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> when I did lose my sight in 1998, I used Text Assist with jaws 3.0
>>>>>>> until we got my hardware synth shiped and until jaws 3.2
>>>>>> introduced eloquence.
>>>>>>> Recent versions of jaws , that is 11.0 and 12.0 are not able to use
>>>>>>> Access 32 anymore. Is there a solution to this, that is is there a
>>>>>>> driver update that I might be able to download somewhere?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I recently came across a sapi 5 version of Software DECTalk speech.
>>>>>>> This works adequately with jaws 11 and 12. I stumbled across this
>>>>>>> sapi 5 version of dectalk while doing a google searchfor something
>>>>>>> entirley unrelated. I have since attempted to research the source of
>>>>>>> this sapi 5 version of dectalk. I was attempting to find out if this
>>>>>>> is an oficial version of dectalk or if it is similar to the eloquence
>>>>>>> driver for the free open source screenreader nvda. I would appreciate
>>>>>>> more information on this. I am trying to find out if it is safe to
>>>>>>> pass on this sapi 5 version of DECTAlk as I know several people who
>>>>>>> miss their dectalk and who would love to use this version.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Doris
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>        Do this if you will.  Either provide a sample, or tell us what the
>>>>>> file name of the dectalk you found is.  If that can't happen, please
>>>>>> tell what you searched for so I can see if the version you have is the
>>>>>> same as mine.  I am interested
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>>>>           O, ignore my pm dorris, I see what you're talking about.  does
>>>> klango ring a bell?  If so, most of us have this version which is 5.0.
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>>> Klango
>>>
>>     there is a page where someone posted a link to his dropbox with d
>> dectalk 5.0 sapi on the klango forun
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>
  ok, here's what we're looking at.  I've downloaded the file, installed 
it after uninstalling the version I already have, and it's just the same 
thing.  No difference.  The file name is dectalk 5.0 sapi, and it's the 
one that was posted up on this list a while back when people wanted to 
know what 5.0 sounded like.  Nothing new.