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From: coscfi@lut.ac.uk (Simon Inwood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Text-To-Speech Product Wanted
Message-ID: <1991Mar08.112404.5654@lut.ac.uk>
Date: 8 Mar 91 11:24:04 GMT
Reply-To: coscfi@hpd.UUCP (Simon Inwood)
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.
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Organization : Loughborough University, UK.
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 Dear TTS Guru,


        Currently I am looking for a good quality TTS (Text-To-Speech) product 
to update the speech output capabilities of our Sun Sparc stations. I am a
member of the PROMISE project team (Multi-Media operator interfaces for process 
control systems) at Loughborough University. We require a good quality system that
can generate spoken statements, commands, questions and narratation. I would
prefer a stand-alone product but I am also considering using a PC,PS/2 or Mac as
a dedicated speech server (connected to the Sun via a serial line).

       I have been looking at DECTalk by DEC, Apollo by Dolphin Systems, 
BeST Speech by Berkeley Speech Technologies, E. Lewis's software based on
the JRSU system (I think?) and Infovox when I find Voice Systems International.
Have I got the best of the bunch?

       Do you have any information on DECTalk. It is an obselete product and as a 
result I am having difficulties getting information, prices and availability of 
it.

       What is your opinion of these products? Are there any other products or
research projects that I should be aware of?

        Thank you for your time and effort.


Sincerely,

Simon Inwood

Simon C.F. Inwood, Research Assistant, PROMISE research group
Computer Studies Department, Loughborough University of Technology
Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, UK
S.C.F.Inwood@UK.AC.LUT, Tel. 0509 263171 EXT 4617, Fax. 0509 610815


-- 
Simon C. F. Inwood, Research Assistant, PROMISE research group
Computer Studies Department, Loughborough University of Technology
Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, UK
S.C.F.Inwood@UK.AC.LUT, Tel. 0509 263171 EXT 4617, Fax. 0509 610815