ace wrote:
> if your budget allows, you should probably purchase a DoubleTalk LT
Now I just heard something about the DoubleTalk...something about
it having some kind of command language. Is this anything like the
Hayse AT modem command set? That would rock. Especially if I can issue
commands from a script, and perhaps have it say things I don't care to
clutter up the screen with. I loved Redhat's init scripts during
boot-up, where the message results were something like "Pass" and
"Fail." Would be nice to have that in Slackware. Real sanitary.
Buying a synth will be no problem. !Finding! one is another. <laughs>
I'm still stuck with the demo version of Win-Eyes, and it's a bear
trying to find anything useful, let alone keeping the same train of
thought. <grins> Just had to reboot between this sentence and the last.
I'm !dying! to get back to Linux. Could you tell me a bit more about
the DoubleTalk, or point me in the right direction? If it works with
SpeakUp in Slackware, I'll buy it in a heartbeat. Just spent three
weeks trying to find someone selling a DecTalk Express, only to find
that Internet Explorer was getting in the way. My afore-mentioned
friend showed me that Firefox was better, and I found Artic
Technologies, only my stoopid Cricket phone won't connect me. <roflmao>
I keep getting a fast-busy signal until after hours. Haven't been
able to get through ever since. <sighs> Life in the Mighty Metropolis
of Delhi, California...armpit of the state. <grins>
Any opions on hardware speech synthesizers will be gratefully
accepted. A URL where they can be bought is welcomed, too. Thanks
guys, for all the help. This is the kind of effort I can feel proud to
join. Helping the blind (and myself) sounds like a much worthier cause.
Michael
