From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18Oz02-0002cx-00 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 06:37:58 -0500 Received: (qmail 28864 invoked by uid 0); 19 Dec 2002 11:37:21 -0000 Received: from dhcp129-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.129) by mail.gmx.net (mp018-rz3) with SMTP; 19 Dec 2002 11:37:21 -0000 Message-ID: <005901c2a752$9bcdae20$6401a8c0@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <20021219024936.GA697@romuald.net.eu.org> Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 06:34:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Ac! I hate the bns's speach. I don't even use ti anymore now that I have a blt. Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm sick of Winblows! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting > Actually, I personally think that the accent sounds like crap, and the bns sounds wonderful. Whenever I listen to the accent, I can't help the notion that it is better suited for speaking French instead of English. > > I have known for a while that the bns used the si 263 chip. I had also suspected that the accent used the same speech chip as the bns because of how they both sounded on head phones, but wasn't absolutely sure. > > What I think makes the difference is how the chip is controlled by the software. > > Greg > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 07:55:53PM -0600, Adam Myrow wrote: > > I was just looking through files on my computer and stumbled over a README > > file from an old shareware DOS screen reader called TinyTalk. The part > > that I found interesting is that it listed several synthesizers that > > existed around 1994 and what chipset they used. It mentioned that the > > Braille 'N Speak line as well as the Accent line both use a chip called > > the SSI263. I found this interesting because the Braille 'N Speak sounds > > like crap, has terrible pronunciation, and practically no inflection. > > The Accent still sounds very mechanical, but has a lot more inflection, > > and its pronunciation is 10 times better than the Braille 'N Speak line. > > Apparently, this chipset wasn't the only piece required to produce speech. > > So, anybody know what makes such a radical difference? I know this isn't > > directly Linux related, but I figured a lot of the list members have been > > using computers for a long time and might know what makes the difference > > or where I may find such information. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >