From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sccrmhc01.attbi.com ([204.127.202.61]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17B1gB-0006rP-00 for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 19:07:31 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.156]) by sccrmhc01.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020523230704.KGFU7675.sccrmhc01.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 23:07:04 +0000 Message-ID: <001101c202ae$50fcb920$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <001701c202ab$c0afb900$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> Subject: Re: PC Speaker synth for Speakup? Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 19:05:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all. I also did find such a program for dos that was a candid camera = type program. Very humorous, and it outputted a pretty understandable = voice to the pc speaker. I just don't know exactly how it did this. = Possibly doing the equivalent of catting all standard input to = /dev/speaker.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alex Snow To: Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:46 PM Subject: Re: PC Speaker synth for Speakup? > I've heard some programs use the PC speaker before, and there somewhat > understandable. It depends on the coding. There used to be this = program > for dos that would use the PC speaker to say the time, and some Star = Wars > frazes. It was somewhat understandable, but not todally. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Myrow" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:42 PM > Subject: PC Speaker synth for Speakup? >=20 >=20 > > On Thu, 23 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > I was just thinking: Would it be possible to right drivers to use = the pc > > > speaker as a synth in speakup? Then for those who don't have a = hardware > > > synth that would work. > > > > Maybe, but I'm not sure it would be understandable. I mean, the PC > > speaker is really small and quite limited. I recall there used to = be a > > kernel patch to use the PC speaker as a sound card, so it is = theoretically > > possible, but again, it would be hard to understand and very likely > > low-volume. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20