[DECtalk] DECtalk archive: Is the interest still there?

[Karen Lewellen]

Aksel,
Speaking personally?
please do this, if you are willing to take on the effort.
For historical reasons alone it should preserved. It is possible too 
that  documenting such strong interest, and new efforts may motivate those 
holding copyright to allow legally licensed work.
Best,
Karen Lewellen



On Sun, 2 Mar 2025, Aksel Christoffersen wrote:

> Hi,
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> For those who don't know, the DECtalk archive is a collection of TTS songs,
> skits, and other TTS related audio content, a long with various TTS software
> and hardware drivers. It was originally available at the dectalk.com
> website, but is now accessed through a BitTorrent Sync folder. It mostly
> contains TTS productions from the mid 2000s, but also some content from the
> early to mid 2010s. The archive is currently at about 1.9 GB, however I
> personally think it has a lot of potential to be expanded.
>
> The Archive has now been unchanged for many years, with the newest file
> being from 2016, and the current maintainer of the archive is seemingly not
> replying to e-mails from people wanting to add their stuff to the archive.
>
> However, I have throughout the years seen many people wanting to add new TTS
> productions to the archive, and or expressing disapointment that the archive
> is no longer being updated.
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> The question is, is the interest still there?
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> If it is, I'll be happy to create a new BitTorrent Sync folder with the
> archive, and take over as the current maintainer of the archive. I could
> then send out a key, which people could use to connect to the archive, and
> contact me with requests to add stuff to the archive, that being TTS related
> software, as well as all kinds of TTS songs, skits, and other productions.
>
> What do people think?
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> Kind regards:
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> Aksel
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