From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ylpvm12-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.43] helo=ylpvm12.prodigy.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EJGoi-000719-00 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:40:16 -0400 Received: from pimout5-ext.prodigy.net (pimout5-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.21]) by ylpvm12.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8OKe40X007115 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:40:07 -0400 X-ORBL: [69.234.208.27] DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=sbc01; d=pacbell.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:in-reply-to:x-mimeole:importance; b=lLo7DQHKABiZsJrZ1H8kzGeaKIu+9LLhj1s9L5D6LuQf9b80/B4zwPL1XcgiOoFck BcOcoJyvDnG+z5pei0Y3g== Received: from main (adsl-69-234-208-27.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [69.234.208.27]) by pimout5-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j8OKe72K112972 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:40:13 -0400 From: "Jim Grimsby" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:40:14 -0700 Message-ID: <001401c5c148$2c200830$230110ac@main> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: Dectalk speech X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:40:17 -0000 Hi, yes I have unpacked this in a dos inverment. You will then need to run the install.exe program. Hth -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 6:09 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: RE: Dectalk speech You have unpacked this in a strict dos environment? As I said, i am using dos, but when unpacked here, the files look like some do with uninstalled windows ones, partial file names etc. Granted I may have gotten a bad copy, but it is not my lack of dos access. The windows machine with window eyes is frankly holding up the power strip to my third now a mac computer, I have never found anything i needed to do that was worth dealing with the flaws of windows. Karen On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, Jim Grimsby wrote: > Hi, gwmicro has maid no setting to make the express firmware work with > just window eyes. To unpack and install the firmware you will need > access to a dos box so you can update your firmware on your express. > If you have a dectalk pc then you will need to get the firmware for > linux. > > Hth > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:49 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: RE: Dectalk speech > > > Is gwmicro the only location for the firmware? i took down the ex_us > file, but it will not unpack properly in a strict dos machine. I am > going to try it again, but had to wonder if they had done anything to > the setup to work with window eyes. Thanks, > Karen > > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Jim Grimsby wrote: > >> Hi, I bought my copy from fonix >> http://www.fonix.com >> They make the software for linux. If you need firmware for the >> hardware devices you can get them from ftp://ftp.gwmicro.com >> >> As for contacting the producers they seem not to like answering there >> support emails. How nice. Hth >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca >> [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen >> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 1:34 PM >> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> Subject: Re: Dectalk speech >> >> >> Hi Jim, >> saw this but have been busy. I would start with the source for the >> software, and I would actually like to know who they are myself as I >> am looking for a clean copy of the dec-talk firmware. Not sure of >> the > >> year of the one you mentioned. Granted this depends on the company, >> but a downgrade is usually free if your copy is a registered one. >> hope that helps, >> and let me know who sold you that program, or if your copy of the >> firmware >> can be e-mailed? >> Karen >> >> On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, Jim Grimsby wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Well I think I asked this question some time back but never saw the >>> message here and never got any kind of reply to it. So if yall >>> already have seen this please forgive the repeat. I have a copy of >>> dectalk 5 for linux. To be truthful it sounds horable. I payed for >>> it >> >>> and I was wondering if there was any way you all know of to get >>> dectalk 4.63 believe it or not it is newer then 5.0 or if I have to >>> pay for the program again just to get an earlyer version number. I >>> like the idea of being able to use the clasic dectalk voice. This >>> voice dates back to 4.2 cd of the dectalk pc fermware. This was the >>> best vertion of this fermware. Thanks in advance. Oh one more note. >>> What is all this about a new Ibm software synthasizer and will >>> speech dispatcher work with it. Thanks in advance on this one also. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup