Dave Hunt writes: > > I have heard that DEC founder (Ken Olsen) was the model for dectalk. > Truth or yet another urban legend?:) > The DEC Talk's inventor was Dr. Dennis Klatt. He would place radioactive pellets in the back of his moth and X-|ray himself speaking in order to better understand the formation of speech. From this he was able to model a synthesizer. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, it cost him his life from throat cancer. Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
