[DECtalk] advertisement for old tech not what you think!

[joshknnd1982 at gmail.com]

Sorry for posting but this was so funny I just had to share it!

 

"Are you tired of expensive, high-tech devices that actually work for the
blind? Well, look no further! Our company specializes in selling broken,
non-functioning devices and programs that will leave you feeling blindsided.

Introducing our top-selling product, the Braille-ly Broken Brailler. This
machine may be out of sight, but it's definitely not out of mind when it
comes to frustrating you with its non-functionality.

Next up, we have the Sightless Screen Reader. It may not be able to read
your screen, but it sure can make you scream.

Don't let your cane be a crutch, try our Faulty Cane. It may not help you
walk, but it will certainly add some extra weight to your load.

For the punctual blind, we offer the Time-less Watch. It may not tell time,
but it will certainly be a waste of your time.

And last but not least, our Text-ually Dysfunctional Text-to-Speech Engine.
It may not be able to speak, but it will definitely leave you speechless.

So why settle for devices that actually help you navigate the world, when
you can have ones that don't? Order now and experience the frustration of
broken technology today!"

*Oops*

 

 

From: Dectalk <dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com> On Behalf Of Patrick
Wilson
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2023 2:16
To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Dectalk Archive Question

 

I put it on my website a long time ago and totally forgot about it, but feel
free to download it from my website, if you are interested.

 

https://braillescreen.net/DecTalk.zip

 

Do enjoy. Same content; different link.

 

 





On Jan 22, 2023, at 00:20, Aksel Leo Christoffersen <aksel at blindsigtmail.dk
<mailto:aksel at blindsigtmail.dk> > wrote:

 

The archive mostly contains various TTS creations by different people, which
is contained in the folder "Artists", but also contains audio examples of
various speech synthesizers, and some software synthesizers, including a few
DECtalk speak windows. It's all the stuff which was on the old dectalk.com
site, which a person at somepoint made a BitTorrent Sync folder of, from
which I created the 7z file with all the content. The entire archive is
about 1.9 GB in size.
As I understand it, the original idea was to be able to contribute with
content to the archive, but unfortunately the guy with the read/write secret
to the folder doesn't respond to requests anymore.

The link to the 7z file is still active, but if many people are interested,
we might have to find another way of hosting, because Dropbox is complaining
about too much trafic because I'm on the free plan.
You can also join the BitTorrent Sync folder, and download the folder that
way. The secret is:
BFQETEL6FG4ERS3NAGHE2BXR6VMEWC7NH

Kind regards:
Aksel

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