Hi Bill,
You're probably right, that some of the problems are video related. The
laptop is particularly slow and I did see an explanation of this on the
List a month or two back - can anyone remind me why video cards are so slow
on laptops - but on my desktop the cards are OK but Dectalk Express is so
much better.
--
Carol
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At 01:47 23/01/99 -0500, bill cameron wrote:
>carol i am not takeing any shots at you, you are right, that is why i would
>buy the double talk, hardware is better under 300 mhz.
>
>with that said be aware that while you have problems can you be sure it is
>not video related?
>
>with respect to stability?
>
>those s t b cards seem to have more driver trouble than other brands, and
not
>just for blind users either.
>
>their is a reason compaque and hp pick matrox, good drivers.
>
>if you lived on this side of the ocean i would give you a video card.
>
>nobody deserves the trouble you had.
>
>bill cameron
>
>At 12:00 AM 1/23/99 +0000, you wrote:
>>Hi Bill,
>>
>>Thanks for your input on synths. However, by my experience, I am not
>>convinced that this is the case for all of us. (I'm still using a 133
>>Pentium with a video card which is just passable, remember.)
>>
>>Although good improvements have been made to Keynote and it is now
>>relatively stable for many, it seems to depend upon one's computer and
>>configuration just how stable it is. It is still prone to cut out on our
>>laptop when a lot of processing has to be done and, before I get shot down
>>in flames again for this message, let me add that of course it may be due
>>to laptop settings that I personally have been unable to resolve and not
>>the direct fault of the Keynote synth itself.
>>
>>However, whatever the reason, for me the software synths are still not as
>>sbable as I would like to see them. Well, once HJ has done something with
>>the CTRL-ALT-DEL combination I shall probably feel a little better - more
>>in control of the crashes - but that's it for now.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Carol Pearson
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>
>>At 15:30 22/01/99 -0500, bill cameron wrote:
>>>carol as a user of 2 software synths, keynote and dec talk access 32, i
can
>>>tell you that if i was buying a hardward synth, it would be external and
>>cheap,
>>>like the spirit from artic that cost 300 dollars but it emulates an accent
>> so
>>>it shall work down the road in n t.
>>>software speech provides great quality voice while the cheaper synth
>>provides
>>>access in all enviroments.
>>>
>>>if i had to buy internal i would also combine double talk with access 32.
>>>the only reason for buying internal is if i did not have a irq available
>>in the
>>>system.
>>>reason for combineing access 32 with double talk is that access 32 shall
>>work
>>>in windows n t as well.
>>>
>>>now if i where poor, i would go software only and with out a doubt the
>>synth i
>>>bought would be the keynote software synth, also called multmedia.
>>>
>>>by the way it is extremely stable in every respect, and for the last
>>month it
>>>is all i am using.
>>>reason being i pulled my hardware synth out of old system to install in new
>>>system.
>>>
>>>no problems, since they released their second version or upgrade, really
was
>>>bug patches about 6 months back.
>>>also if the user uses a dos screen reader that supports the keynote soft
>>synth
>>>then dos box access is still possible.
>>>
>>>so keynote is the best software synth that i have used in the win 9 x
>>>enviroment, of course their are many i have not used
>>>
>>>one other thing, if keynote does run into a problem its a good thang jfw
>>>provides a back up software synth.
>>>
>>>the only down side to the keynote is that it does not work in win n t.
>>>
>>>bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At 01:09 PM 1/22/99 +0000, you 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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-
>>>>Visit the jfw ml web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~nallan/jfw
>>>
>>>
>>>-
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>>>
>>
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