From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from joana.gotss.net ([203.53.231.66] ident=mail) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17B93Z-0007s3-00 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 03:00:10 -0400 Received: from kerry by joana.gotss.net with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17B93V-0005FJ-00 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 15:00:05 +0800 Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:00:05 +0800 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: interesting experiment. Message-ID: <20020524150005.F19839@joana.gotss.net> References: <003101c2029d$627d6020$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> <20020523213011.GB26016@kb5elv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020523213011.GB26016@kb5elv>; from davros@ycardz.com on Thu, May 23, 2002 at 05:30:11PM -0400 From: Kerry Hoath 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: Remember speech.com say and trans? there was a version of tinytalk that could use the pc speaker as well. I have programs for dos that play 11025hz mono 8-bit samples on the speaker with surprising fidelity. It depends on how good your pc speaker is too, many modern pcs have a little pizzo thing. Remember the pc-speaker is a square-wave generater that simply sets the speaker to +5v and 0v. Do it fast enough and you can simulate sounds using a technique called pulse width modulation. You move the speaker so fast it gets fooled into making far nicer sounds than square waves. On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 05:30:11PM -0400, Buddy Brannan wrote: > Uhh. That would presuppose support for some software > synthesizer. Let's get that before we start talking about putting > anything through the PC speaker, unless of course we'd put morse code > through the PC speaker...not a bad idea, IMO. But speech through it > wouldn't be at all usable. Usable presupposes that one can at least > understand what's coming out. ... The PC speaker just ain't good > enough for that. Unless...again....we use morse code or something. If > I was more smarter, I'd do that, too. ... :) > -- > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | I choose you to take up all of my time. > Email: davros@ycardz.com | I choose you because you're funny and kind > | I want easy people from now on. > | --the Nields > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or kerry@gotss.spice.net.au ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au