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From: Lawson.English@p88.f15.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lawson English)
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Subject: MacIntalk (2.0?) programming
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Date: 22 Jan 91 18:07:47 GMT
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Schuessler Nikolaus E writes in a message to All

SNE> MacIntalk Init (1.xx) is only about 20K or so ... That's not 
SNE> too big. I would also bet that most of the K'age is from basic 
SNE> speach sounds stored in the init somehow, right? If you could 
SNE> somehow digitize basic speech sounds and figure out how stresses 
SNE> affect the sound of syllables (i.e. how to modify the recorded 
SNE> sounds), couldn't one construct a new 'macIntalk' using the free 
SNE> form synthesizer?

Pobably somewhat how they did it. Apple warns folks not to use MacIntalk because
they never procured the source code and can't upgrade it to use the better capabilities
in the new systems. If you can write a better "MouseTalk," the whole of MacWorld
will beat a path to your door.

Gopherit.


Lawson
 

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