If you are talking about the parallel-port synthesizer made about 12 years ago by Ron Morford's company, Automated Functions, I doubt it. I never owned one, but from what I read, it sounded like a TSR program containing part of the text-to-speech algorithm had to be loaded in DOS in order to run it. This would be like running an internal Artic, Sounding Board, Accent-PC, etc. If text-to-speech translation is done entirely in the unit, such as for the DECTalk, DoubleTalk, etc. there is a chance that someone could develop a driver for it. If this is not the synthesizer you're referring to, I'm sorry for wasting your time. At 08:54 AM 8/7/03 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Janina and list, > >Do you know anything about the SmartTalk and whether or not It will work >with SpeakUp? > >Stevie. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:48 PM >Subject: Re: Getting started. > > >> Mainly, you want to be sure it's supported by Speakup. That's were you >> get your lowest level of access. With that in hand, you can play around >> with software speech without jeopardizing your "get out of trouble" >> card, as it were. >> >> The Doubletalk, both the internal ISA card and the serial external, are >> very well supported by Speakup. My druthers are the internal, but >> finding a machine with an ISA slot is next to impossible these days, >> unless you find one in the closet or at a computer show/shop with old >> parts. So, the external is more handy. >> >> Speakup also supports DEC Talk Express well--but that's an expensive and >> fussy box, hard to get fixed. The Accent SA and PC also work well with >> Speakup. So does the Audaptor, but it's not easy to find either. >> >> I would avoid the Apollo, as it's performance with Speakup is a tad >> flaky, unless you have the right model--newer being better. >> >> Best to ask this question on the Speakup list, imho. > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > Braille is the solution to the digital divide. Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer National Library Service f/t Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress (202) 707-0535 <http://www.loc.gov/nls/> HOME: <http://lras.home.sprynet.com> The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of NLS. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list