DECtalk software

[Joseph Norton]

Well, I don't know if I should admit it or not, but, I got the DECtalk
Software RT for Linux.  It sounds like crap.  Well, a kinder way of
putting it might be to say it sounds like an older DECtalk with a cold
coming on.  But, it does seem to be less resource-intensive than Viavoice
and it doesn't appear to need X to run.

So, this begs the question, could Speakup be made to run with it.  I know
Kirk was working on the beginnings of a software speech solution, though
I haven't seen a lot about it lately--I'll double-check the archives just
to make sure.  Does any of you out there know if this thing uses any kind
of standard api or is it proprietary?

I got it speaking (I piped bash through the "say" program [which they were
so kind to include without source for even that]) and it was an
interesting experience.  But, it does seem like something could be done
eventually with it.

Again, I am definitely disappointed with the newer DECtalk speech, but,
hopefully, it will one day be an option if nothing else.

73 for now.