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I use Dectalk 4.40 Speak Window.  Because I do CDs and concerts, I  really 
don't want to switch because I can make it sound really human.  On  July 
30th I might be singing with Peter Yarrow again, and it would be too weird  to 
be using 2 different versions of Dectalk.  And live on stage I need to  be 
very fast, if I switch versions, how do I know a command won't create  
feedback.
 
And let me make another point.  If you look on youtube, you will find  that 
I'm not the only disabled entertainer.  None of us would be able to do  
what we do without the fancy features of Dectalk.  I would rather use  Dectalk 
4.40 because it is the closest I can get to Dennis Klatt.  I never  met him, 
but his work gave my life meaning.  I have to believe that he  would never 
want the singing feature removed from Dectalk.  I had too many  kids light 
up when they learned that they can sing with Dectalk.  It's a  gift from 
Dennis and I love to pass it on.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 
 
 
In a message dated 7/19/2012 9:28:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
r.d.t.prater at gmail.com writes:

So I'm wondering, do you use the older speak window of 4.3 or whatever it  
is? Yeah I think its 4.3 which is the popular ones, but now that this new 
one  has come out, will you start using this one, or still use the more 
popular  one?

Sent from my iPod

On Jul 19, 2012, at 8:23 AM, _Dectalk at aol.com_ (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com)  
wrote:




 
_http://theflameofhope.co/STORE.html_ (http://theflameofhope.co/STORE.html) 
 
Hi, I don't think I ever mentioned this on the listserv because I  didn't 
know I could.  As some of you know, I have a website, and for  the longest 
time almost everything was free with hopes for donations.   Well, people were 
getting free files but never donating.  So sadly I  made some changes.  I 
only say sadly because kids who can't talk can  only sing by using Dectalk, so 
I badly wanted kids to have free access to  any song they wanted so they 
could sing just like any other child.  It  got totally abused, so I made some 
changes. 
 
I have one announcement that I'm still pinching myself over because I  
can't believe I'm being allowed to do this without a fight.  When Blake  and I 
were working for Enable Rehab, we were given a beta Dectalk SAPI that  could 
sing.  Well, I decided to release it for free because I was tired  of Corine 
publicly saying she didn't have the source code to make it  sing.  
Internally, she alone decided to remove the singing feature and  tell that lie.  
Corine got wind that I was releasing the beta Dectalk  SAPI, and she relayed a 
message to me saying she didn't care and wished me  well.  It slightly takes 
the fun out of releasing it, but ok.
 
I'm not charging for the SAPI because the singing part is unstable,  plus I 
want it free anyway.  So, you get the SAPI, the Speak Window, a  new blind 
friendly Speak Window, dictionary tools, instructions that Blake  Roberts 
wrote, and help support.  So, you can get the beta from me for  free with 
instructions and support, or you can pay $24.95 to Enable Rehab  and get no 
instructions or support.  And remember, if you buy "DECTALK  READER 1" from 
Enable Rehab, you don't get what you pay for, you get Dectalk  4.61.  
 
Anyway, my songs are all $1.50.  I've been sick for a month so I  haven't 
been doing new songs for a while.  I'm still recovering, but by  mid August 
I'm hoping to be doing songs again.  I plan on doing top 40  songs.
 
So I hope you all check out my store and share it with others.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 



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