At 07:18 AM 9/13/2004, you wrote:
Hi. I'm corecting your corection. <g> Speechd-up is the module that connects speakup to speech-dispatcher. Speechd-up is useless without speech-dispatcher.
Kenny
On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 07:12:59AM -0500, Stephen Clower wrote:
> That should work just fine. However, I'd like to make one minor correction
> to the info which Kenny gave. Yasr actually uses the Emacspeak server to
> communicate with the Dectalk program. The overhead is probably considerably
> less than Speechd-up, but I think Speechd-up does a much better job of
> utilizing the capabilities of the Dectalk software.
>
> At 04:52 AM 9/13/2004, you wrote:
> >Hello!
> >Thanks for the help!
> >I plan to use dectalk on a computer with 600 mhz speed.
> >The screen reading tools I plan to use is both emacs and yasr. Do you
> >think this works?
> >kristoffer
> >
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> >[mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]För Kenny Hitt
> >Skickat: den 13 september 2004 11:48
> >Till: Linux for blind general discussion
> >Ämne: Re: dectalk
> >
> >
> >Hi. Fonix sells an external DECtalk. It has serial and USB connectors.
> >I don't know if it can be used in DOS. As long as the DOS screen reader
> >talks to the serial port, it should work. I just bought a used DECtalk
> >express of ebay for $200.00. I only got the synth with no manuals or
> >software. I'm using it now with speakup with no problems.
> >The system requirements for DECtalk will depend on whether you use
> >speech-dispatcher. If you use speech-dispatcher, you will have the
> >overhead from it to consider. Yasr is the only console screen reader I
> >know about that can use the DECtalk software without talking to
> >speech-dispatcher. Emacspeak can also work without speech-dispatcher,
> >but you will be limited to programs accessable from emacs.
> >Window-eyes ships with software DECtalk, and I think you can buy a stand
> >alone version from Gwmicro.
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> > Kenny
> >
> >On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 10:43:08AM +0200, Gustafsson Kristoffer (elev)
> >wrote:
> >> Hello!
> >> I need some answers on a dectalk question.
> >> I plan to install linux on a computer and use the dectalk runtime as my
> >speech synthesizer.
> >> My question is What system requirements is tere for good speech?
> >> I know that when using other speech synthesizers like mbrola and
> >festival the speech gets very bad if i have a slow computer.
> >> I have visited fonix, but there is no system requirements page.
> >> Also, I need to get help with finding two other dectalk products so I
> >can buy them.
> >> The first is an external dectalk for use in ms-dos, and the other is
> >the software dectalk for windows.
> >> Can you help me with findiing these products?
> >> thanks in advance
> >>
> >> kristoffer
> >
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