One note on software synthesizers especially the Dectalk 32 bit. Henter-Joyce
will not let you use a Dectalk software synthesizer with out their permission.
If you buy the Dectalk from anyone, but Henter-Joyce it will not run on your
JFW copy.
Henter-Joyce and their benevolent attitude restricts you to only running a
Dectalk sold by them, because it checks your copy of JFW to see if the serial
number matches the copy you bought from them. If you own more than one copy of
JFW then you will have to buy a Dectalk for each copy you own. This same thing
follows that if you own more than one copy of JFW you must buy a up grade for
each copy.
Don�t laugh at this since I own three copies of JFW I would have to buy three
up grades and three copies of Dectalk.
So for all of you feeling sorry for Henter-Joyce look at the other side of the
coin.
Dick AB7HW and the Wonder Guide Dog Scotty.
Carol Pearson wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Well, I don't like the idea of internal software synths only. I think
> there's rather more work to be done before I'd be entirely happy without my
> Dectalk Express. Even the best of the software synths are not so stable
> (certainly with 95) and I still like nipping to DOS now and again. I guess
> if I move to NT that won't be an option anyway.
>
> I guess what I really want to say is that I still feel we should be
> encouraging HJ and makers of synthersizers to continue to make improvements
> here as the software synths are just not totally up to it yet.
>
> --
> Carol Pearson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> At 11:00 22/01/99 +1100, Sean Murphy wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I will answer your two questions in the quoted message below. My
> >comments are preceded by SM:.
> >
> >>>> "Tim Culhane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 21/January/1999 10:40pm >>>
> >What is the reason for this?
> >SM: If you mean why internal synths will have a short life spand in
> >computerrs, the answer is very simple. NT at this point of time does
> >not have any ssill drivers. Until Arkenstone brings out NT drivers,
> >you wil not get your Internal synths to work. Yes, you could sya that
> >JFW or any other screen reader should develop their own drivers. But
> >they will not do so because new computers will not have any ISA slots
> >in them. ISA slots are being phased out. Also software synthesizers
> >are becoming more common and cost less. Using Australian prices, the
> >cost of a Dectalk PC or Express is around the $1500 and the Dectalk
> >Access 32 is about $400 and if you buy a cheap sound card, you are
> >looking about $100. A total of $500, which means I save $1000. In
> >other words, the main stream market is seeing the advantages of
> >software speech and this will completely change the way that synths
> >are sold.
> >
> >Will there be an alternative?
> >SM: Software synths are the replacement.
> >
> >Regards
> >Sean.
> >-
> >Visit the jfw ml web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~nallan/jfw
> >
>
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