Hey, can I jump in here and cry "Me too!"? I would settle for a Transport or a Doubletalk either one is fine. I too would want to do a laptop thus the Accent SA is much too big for such a project. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Prescott" <prescott@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:22 PM Subject: RE: Braille Blazer problems > If any one wants to sell me a transport for $50.00, I'll buy it right > now!!! > I can pay cash, pay pal, or any other way you care to imagine... > Seriously, it is a decent synth especially for laptop use... > I would preferr a dectalk express, but I cannot find one of those for a > reasonable price either... > so, I am looking... > kp > > > > > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Sina Bahram wrote: > > > 50 bucks...are they worth it? I mean, how's the speech, compaired to a > > double talk? > > > > Take care, > > Sina > > > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large number of > > electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > > On Behalf Of Alex Snow > > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:03 PM > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > Subject: Re: Braille Blazer problems > > > > > > no but you can get one used. I got mine for like 50 bucks. > > On Wed, Jan > > 14, 2004 at 08:58:20PM -0500, Garrett Klein wrote: > > > I thought those weren't manufactured anymore? I could be wrong. On > > > Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 08:50:23PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > get an artic transport. they're good synths and can stand up to a > > > > good > > > > amount of abuse. > > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 08:36:56PM -0500, Garrett Klein > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > I am running Slackware 9.1 with Speakup 1.5 using my Braille > > > > > Blazer as a > > > > > synthesizer. I, however, am having multiple issues with it. For one > > > > > thing, when too much text gets sent over the serial port, it turns > > > > > itself off and back on, which destroys my punctuation/pitch settings > > (I > > > > > can fix the pitch and speed, though). My second problem is > > > > > Speakup-related. I've seen it in Speakup 1.0, 1.5, and CVS speakup > > > > > (which, might I add, made my blazer sound quite weird). This problem > > is > > > > > that it does not announce uppercase letters in a higher pitch than > > > > > lowercase ones. This has also happened when using my Braille Lite 40 > > as > > > > > a synth. I've tried a warm reset, and that didn't help. Sometimes > > it'll > > > > > say some letters higher when spelling a word, but I think it doesn't > > > > > just do the uppercase ones in that case, it's hard to tell. Case > > > > > sensativity works in JAWS for DOS, BTW. > > > > > I'm looking into getting a DoubleTalk LT, so I won't have to worry > > about > > > > > these problems anymore. Either that, or possibly getting a TrippleTalk > > > > > > > USB and using its serial port, would that work with speakup? Any > > > > > suggestions to fix these annoying issues would be appreciated. > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > Garrett > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid > > > > back. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >
