[DECtalk] something i heard
Brandon Misch
bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Mon May 9 17:13:49 EDT 2011
good idea. that way everyone gets what they want instead of just one version.
On May 9, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
> And possibly make it more accessible. Hmm, I think we know what is ahead of
> us. Sapi Dectalk for those who want it that way, Speak window for those who
> are used to that instead.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Probably what really needs to happen when it comes right down to it is
>> that
>> the Speak window needs to be rewritten from scratch. That program, in one
>> form or another, has been around for quite some time. Technology changes,
>> and Speak probably hasn't kept up. Unfortunately, the only Speak window I
>> know of which actually uses a dectalk.dll is the most recent one, for the
>> so-nicknamed DECtalk 86. All the others I've seen appear to have the
>> actual
>> DECtalk code included within the Speak executable. My thought is that, if
>> you had a dectalk.dll and knew how it worked, you could write a replica
>> Speak window from scratch, in a language of your choice.
>> Jayson
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
>> To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
>>
>>
>>> it needs the commands. Let me emplane why. Most of you on this list
>>> just
>>> make Dectalk sing for fun. People who can't talk, have no other way of
>>> singing, Dectalk is the only way they have to sing. I'm one of them,
>>> but
>>> only one of many. Today I'm trying to finish "THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS" in
>>> 4
>>> part harmony so 4 people with Dectalk can all sing together. I wanted
>>> more
>>> parts but I can't find a version of sheet music that has more than 4
>>> parts.
>>>
>>> In any event, there is a serious problem coming up. I have no idea why,
>>> but the 4.40 speak window will not install in the latest update of
>>> Windows
>>> 7, the en files will not associate with the speak window. I now have 3
>>> known computers that the speak window will not run on.
>>>
>>> Blake and I have posted about this several times but it keeps getting
>>> ignored. Guys, if we don't solve this problem, and if any of you ever
>>> switch
>>> computers, you might not be able to run Dectalk.
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/8/2011 11:58:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> thanks both of you for this project. maybe when you guys get the code
>>> compiled wright, or the wright code at all, you can make a sapi version
>>> of
>>> dectalk that is better than the stuff already put out there. maybe a
>>> sapi
>>> dectalk with not just voices but commands and everything.
>>>
>>> On May 8, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Blake Roberts wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ed,
>>>> Thanks for the clarification and your dedication to, like Corine, not
>>> give
>>>> up on Dectalk.
>>>> Blake
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of ebruckert
>>> Bruckert
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 12:42 PM
>>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
>>>>
>>>> I'm sorry I have to set the record straight. I am the one that
>>>> supplied
>>>> Kareem with code and there was confusion because they hadn't been
>>> compiled
>>>> in a while and I knew they needed fixing and I don't think that was
>>>> truly
>>>> understood and no I didn't get a single penny. Neither am I giving up I
>>> need
>>>> a decent DECtalk as well this went down the rat hole for various
>>>> reasons
>>> and
>>>> I'm not giving up I want one I don't want to play a blame game however.
>>> But
>>>> nobody intentionally did anything wrong period.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Michael Hansen <amtk62 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So basicly, if I understand this right, someone in essence took
>>>> advantage of Corine's lack of DECtalk knowledge and sold her a code
>>>> to
>>>> Fonix Talk--or something very nearly like it--and said it was good?
>>>> How aweful.
>>>>
>>>> It's all starting to make sense now. Corine, I for one am very
>>>> sorry
>>>> for contributing to your company's public humiliation on this
>>>> mailing
>>>> list. It appears Fonix is the one to blame, and if they really did
>>>> screw you guys over (I know you can never say that publicly) then
>>>> that
>>>> is a real shame. Thank you for trying, and thank you for
>>>> withholding
>>>> this release.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Michael Hansen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5/8/11, Dectalk at aol.com <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>>>>> Yes but guys, can we be sensitive here for Corine? She cares so
>>>> much that
>>>>> she put a lot of money into this. She was sold a bad code and
>>>> has no way
>>>>> to get a refund. This is both happy and sad news. We should all
>>>> deeply
>>>>> thank her for trying.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 5/8/2011 11:37:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>> beroberts at hughes.net writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> Alex did a fantastic job creating the Dectalk vs. FonixTalk file
>>>> that
>>>>> Jayson
>>>>> shared. Excellent job on production, Alex.
>>>>> I agree with Jayson about Dectalk 86 sounding more like FonixTalk
>>>> than
>>>>> Dectalk. It is certainly good news that Enable wil not be
>>>> marketing
>>>>> Dectalk
>>>>> 86.
>>>>> Blake
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jayson
>>>> Smith
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:05 AM
>>>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] something i heard
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to sort of agree with this, although Corine has stated
>>>> that the
>>>>> so-nicknamed DECtalk 86 doesn't use FonixTalk. To hear a sample of
>>>> the real
>>>>> FonixTalk, listen to the following file.
>>>>> http://www.q-audio.net/d/18754
>>>>> I think DECtalk 86 sounds more like FonixTalk than it does any
>>>> version of
>>>>> DECtalk including 4.64 or 5.0.
>>>>> Jayson
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 7:26 PM
>>>>> Subject: [DECtalk] something i heard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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