[DECtalk] something i heard

[Brandon Misch]

not to mention that if users want to run the red dwarf files over to dectalk, they won't be able to anymore unless they can get an older pc, or have a dectalk usb or something so a good sapi dectalk would still be needed. 

On May 9, 2011, at 9:15 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:

> Well, Dave and I have about completed our test.  The Dectalk 4.40 Speak Window will not install to the upgraded Windows 7.  So, it looks like if there is no SAPI, there might not be Dectalk.
>  
> If Dectalk SAPI won't sing, I see no use for it because if it can't sing, you can't use voice gestures, insert pauses, phonetically tell it how to say words and so on.  So, block access to the phonetics and you end every reason to have Dectalk in my opinion.
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>  
> SNOOPI BOTTEN
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> In a message dated 5/9/2011 8:07:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu writes:
> yes, but i haven't heard of anyone being interested as many have found
> ways to get a DECtalk SAPI from friends. i'll watch the responses to
> see if anyone still needs DECtalk SAPI and if so, i'll notify this
> list when we have tested all the voices and resolved whatever issues
> we find. do you know why it would be useful for Enable to make a SAPI
> DECtalk available? if there's no reason to, we'll just stop working on
> it as it would be a big waste of time and money to continue.
> 
> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > o ok. glad that's the case. is work still being done on the sapi dectalk?
> >
> > On May 7, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Corine Bickley wrote:
> >
> >> Enable products do NOT use Fonix talk.
> >>
> >> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Hey guys i let someone hear a demo of the speak window for the sapi dectalk that enable is selling and that person said that this is based on fonix talk. don't know if anyone came up with that yet.
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