SV: dectalk

[Stephen Clower]

Ah, touche. I haven't been able to play with Linux for a few months so I'm 
a bit rusty.
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
> > >
> > >-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > >Från: blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > >[mailto:blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com]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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