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 1EJ9lY-00054i-00 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:08:32 -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 j8OD8VOZ034000 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:08:31 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 j8OD8V7c033997 for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:08:31 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: klewellen owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:08:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Karen Lewellen To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <000b01c5c104$cc543db0$230110ac@main> Message-ID: References: <000b01c5c104$cc543db0$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: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:08:32 -0000 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 >