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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: why can't the Amiga talk properly
Message-ID: <1183@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 30 Apr 91 12:11:39 GMT
References: <1991Apr28.195319.3987@daimi.aau.dk> <91119.165012UH2@psuvm.psu.edu> <1991Apr29.232924.23182@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <1991Apr29.232924.23182@leland.Stanford.EDU> bard@jessica.stanford.edu (David Hopper) writes:
>
>Another plea:  isn't there any way to rewrite the translator.device to
>support foreign phonemes?

Well, as it's totally different for other languages, it's more than some
additions to existing code, it's a complete rewrite, for every language.
Some attempts have already been done, by an Italian company (Cloanto,
commercial), and by me for German (well, *I* understand it, but other
men at least need some time to tune in and get accustomed to the horrible
sound, they don't understand a word for the first minutes...). This is
a pure prototype stadium, so I'm hesitating to publish it.

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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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