[DECtalk] decTalk on IOS with TestFlite beta app?

[Don]

On 11/15/2022 2:01 PM, Josh Kennedy wrote:
> i've never heard of a case of a dead company, suing a bunch of blind people
> who are most likely on Social Security for giving out free copies, free
> modified copies of some thing which is 35 or so years old. I mean, I guess
> there could be a case out there, that I am not aware of, however, I've never
> heard of such a thing, and to be honest, the only people who are really
> interested in this old dectalk  stuff are a very small subset of the blind
> community. This dectalk  thing is very very niche.

So, I shouldn't contribute the improvements I've made to my
DECtalk work-alike -- because it's such a niche product (and the
only folks interrested in it are blind and likely unable to CONTRIBUTE
anything to it's improvement)

More rationalization.  Wow, you must have a really hard time with
morality.  Can I steal from you if I appear to be less fortunate
than you?  Why not put a sign up on your residence inviting
anyone who makes less than you to wander in and help themselves
(with your complete understanding!) to anything they want?  I'm
sure there are homeless folks who would love to have your iPhone...
even if only to pawn it for a few dollars!

It's because of folks like you that developers don't waste time on
"that segment of the blind community" and, instead, write them
off as "too small to matter" to total sales.  "Why bother?  They're
always looking for a hand-out..."

I give token recognition to folks of all sorts of "disabilities"
so blind, deaf, mobility impaired, cognition impaired, etc.
folks can *use* my device -- but, only in the ways that I expect it
to be used.

No, you can't make it sing:  "Chase down a pirated copy of DECtalk and
see if you can find someone to help you learn how to compose melodies".

No, it won't speak 400 wpm:  "Chase down a commercial offering that
gives you control over speaking rate"

No, it won't let you read the screen on your PC or today's newspaper:
"Chase down a Reading Machine or PC-based technology".

OTOH, it will sound like anyone you want (including yourself if you
so desire or are a victim of ALS) and be understandable *immediately*
to anyone who encounters it.  AND IT WILL IMPROVE -- because THAT is
where the added value will be!  I only rely on formant synthesis for
"low resource" usage -- generating error messages (that are rare).

But, you don't have to worry about it because you're "poor" and
will never be able to afford such technology (without a gummit
handout -- and I'm too smart to realize that taking gummit
funds puts too much of an onus on me and the way I want my business
to run).

Have fun clinging to the 80's... the rest of the world has left you
40 years in the past!  And, has no sympathy for addressing your needs.

"Gee, mommy... that man has a white cane!"

"Hush, dear.  Don't look at him..."