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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This speak window was compiled for the DEC Alpha architecture. In other words, It won’t run on modern computers unless a DEC Alpha emulator Is used.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:mcmahan.jake@gmail.com">jake mcmahan</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, August 13, 2022 2:06 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">DECtalk</a>; <a href="mailto:brandongold98@gmail.com">Brandon Tyson</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 4.2 Alpha (fwd)</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Here is the link. However, I misread the readme file and it only </p><p class=MsoNormal>works on windows NT. In order to even get this thing working we have to </p><p class=MsoNormal>have a windows NT virtual machine with sound on it. I am still looking </p><p class=MsoNormal>for one. Even if we did the possibility of it still not working exists. </p><p class=MsoNormal> Here's the speak window.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>https://archive.org/details/ALPHADT_ZIP</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/13/2022 4:24 AM, Brandon Tyson wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Hello,</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Unless I missed it, I didn't see a link to the speak window in the message.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> I was wondering if anyone has the link to this by chance?</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thanks,</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Brandon</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent from my iPhone</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> On Aug 12, 2022, at 9:19 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> clearly intended for the list. especially since the plan explains why other tests are failing.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 19:47:48 -0400</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> From: jake mcmahan <mcmahan.jake@gmail.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> To: Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 4.2 Alpha</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Hello:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> This is a 16bit version of a Dectalk speak window that is only made for windows95 or NT. I am doing my best to get a hold of Jake Grosses Virtual machine of win95. Then I will mount the iso file I created of the speak window to the virtual machine as a drive, and finally run it through the windows95 operating system from there. Anything other than windows95 or NT will not run the software.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Jake M</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> On 8/12/2022 7:14 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> When I followed the link I recall noting the date as 1996.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> Exactly how are you attempting to run this program?</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> curious how it would work in a freedos environment.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> dare say would work fine in a pure dos one.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> Kare</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2022, Aksel Leo Christoffersen wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>>> Hi,</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>>>>>> I’ve also just tried running it in a Windows XP virtual machine, which > can run 16 bit applications, and it can’t run it either. So, that must > mean that it’s indeed not dessigned for Windows. I would also just like > to point out that this is the original version 4.2, and not the famed > version 4.2CD, which runs on most DECtalk Express units. Version 4.2CD was > released in 1996, but these files were apparently created in october 1994, > which matches well with the DECtalk Express firmware files for the > original version 4.2. Just to make things clear.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>>>>>> Kind regards:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>>>> Aksel Christoffersen</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> Dectalk mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> Dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>>>> https://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Dectalk mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> https://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Dectalk mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>> https://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>Dectalk mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>Dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>https://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>