From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EIxI0-0001Wk-00 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:49:12 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (klewellen@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j8NNnBOZ012774 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:49:11 GMT (envelope-from klewellen@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (klewellen@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id j8NNnBPP012771 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:49:11 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: klewellen owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:49:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Karen Lewellen To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <000601c5c091$20088f70$230110ac@main> Message-ID: References: <000601c5c091$20088f70$230110ac@main> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:49:12 -0000 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 >