From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17BKL4-0005kw-00 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 15:02:58 -0400 Received: (qmail 13280 invoked by uid 0); 24 May 2002 19:02:23 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp010-rz3) with SMTP; 24 May 2002 19:02:23 -0000 Message-ID: <006d01c20355$74aa0c40$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <001701c202ab$c0afb900$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> <011601c202f3$02160060$ddd22b41@PreferedCustomer> Subject: Re: PC Speaker synth for Speakup? Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:01:47 -0400 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: 2.0.9 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: On my 486, I ran two leads from the pc speaker terminals on the mainboard to my soundcard, and now have amplified pcspeaker. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete" To: Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 3:17 AM Subject: Re: PC Speaker synth for Speakup? > > I used to use an old screen reader called seekline in dos. It had an > option to use the P C speaker. It hogged up around 300 K of conventional > memory though, and the rate I don't think was much faster than 200 to 250 > words per min or so. It sounded kind of like the doubletalk or monolog > speech. Tinytalk came whith a demo version of speech that would work whith > the P C speaker. The bad thing is the volume wasn't vary lowd, so you had > to have a quiet place to use either one. > Pete > > ----- Original Message ----- > 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? > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >