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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000 questions and comments
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Date: 13 Aug 90 01:40:06 GMT
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In <1990Aug13.205558.17392@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>In article <13767@cbmvax.commodore.com> peter@cbmvax (Peter Cherna) writes:
>>
>>"Outline fonts in 2.0" was one of the better rumors that went around.
>>(we do have scalable bitmap fonts in 2.0, so some confusion stems from
>>that).  Sad thing about rumors is that they aren't always true.  The
>>improved speech IS in 2.0, and was added after Beta 5.  I'm not familiar
>>with any printer enhancements that were "promised" for 2.0.
>
>	No scalable outline? Compugraphic told me that Commodore
>had licensed their font technology. This has been repeated to me
>by someone of SoftLogic. Is this suddenly changed?

Someone telling you that CBM licensed their font technology does not constitute
a promise to put it into 2.0, even if it is true.

>	Also, I hope that that improved speech isn't what is
>included in the current A3000s because my computer still sounds
>like a robot (for male speech) and a robot with someone crushing
>his balls (for female speech)!!!

If the speech you heard sounds the same as the speech in 1.3, then you haven't
heard the improved speech. While it will not win any awards for its rendition
of 'Amazing Grace', it is very definitely a major improvement.

-larry

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