[DECtalk] An interesting read, which puts the current state of DECtalk's ownership into question

[Karen Lewellen]

Mercy,
What an experience.
Speaking personally, this makes me profoundly sad.
no, this behavior is not the norm, for any good business.
I spent a few years working for xerox adaptive technology, back when 
dectalk   was  being richly created.
For the sake of those scientists and engineers having their work  and 
reputation  damaged by association?
And what this soul dealt with just trying to be a solid professional?
Lastly,  and this may seem harsh, but  charity for the blind?
Exactly how would that work, without licensing and confirming that those 
involved with the project  actually experienced sight loss?
  during business hours, I am going to call the science business and 
industry   division for the New York Public library.
I am wondering if  anything legal has already happened with this 
nonexistent  company.
granddaughter of whom? what statement did the family provide supporting 
this so called charity effort?
  Seriously, its why I started  asking what I did..no you cannot simply 
make statements like this, just because google search said so.
Karen



On Fri, 22 Nov 2024, Aksel Christoffersen wrote:

> Hi,
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> It was stated on this list earlier this year, that DECtalk was now owned by
> a company called Human Voice LLC, which was apparently information directly
> from Deane Blazie, who produces the BT Speak. However, I just found a post
> on the Audio Games forum, which calls all this into question.
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> The post was written back in june by a person who has apparently worked for
> Blazie, and who has had some terrible experiences dealing and working with
> them.
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> https://forum.audiogames.net/topic/53701/blazie-technologies-madness/
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> In post 71 of this topic, the person writes the following:
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> Start of quote.
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> Human Voice LLC was said to be a company owned by the maker of DECtalk's
> granddaughter. It was said that it existed in MA. If you google it you find
> nothing. If you look on the state of MA's business directories, you find
> nothing. I've also checked every other state, in case there was a mistake.
> There is no company called Human Voice LLC in the US. Additionally if you
> look at the BTSpeak itself, Dectalk there is exactly the same as the version
> on the Dectalk GitHub. The version they're using is tracked in a git branch.
>
> End of quote.
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> I would also recoment reading the entirity of post 1 in the topic, where the
> person details her entire terrible experiences with Blazie.
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> I personally think it's a horrible world we live in, if this is the norm for
> assistive technology companies.
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> Kind regards:
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> Aksel
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