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From: era@ncar.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold)
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Subject: Re: HI!
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Date: 19 Oct 90 04:26:30 GMT
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In article <14660@bunker.UUCP> Paul.Bergeron@f27.n396.z1.fidonet.org writes:
|Index Number: 10827
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|-> The spelling tutor program sounds really neat.  I wonder if they make 
|-> those for  the commodore or the IBM compat. computers?
| 
|Do you have a Commodore 64 computer?  There is a Program called SAM
|(software assisted mouth).  It is in the pd now, and allows the
|Commodore 64 to talk.  There are many programs available in the public
|doman that can use SAM.  You could also write your own programs.  I have 
|a program that works with it that teaches children the alphabet.  It
|loads a picture of an pple, and says "A makes the AA sound in apple."
|then loads in another pic and goes on.  I don't havethe picture files
|though.  All you have to do is load up SAM, and then put a line like.
| 
|10 SAY "Hello, my name is Sam"
| 
|When you run the program, it will say it.  Very simple, and it works
|pretty good.  There is also a program that comes with it called "SAY" 
|that lets you type in any words, or sentence and says it for you.

I might point out that the Computer Foundation for Handicapped Children
(c/o Don Peterson, 2645 E. Southern #a326, Tempe, AZ  85282; 602-831-3519)
collects SAM and a lot of other programs for the C64 (as well as stuff
for Apple II and IBMs).  So you might send a copy of your program to
Don and request his catalog, there's still some life left in those old
C64s ...
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