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From: tlh@pbhyf.UUCP (Lee Hounshell)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.periphs,comp.sys.misc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Looking for a high-quality digital voice synthesiser
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Date: Sun, 27-Sep-87 14:49:53 EDT
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In article <1639@killer.UUCP> jgh@killer.UUCP (Greg Hackney) writes:
>In article <2138@pbhyf.UUCP>, tlh@pbhyf.UUCP (Lee Hounshell) writes:
>	>I'm looking for a high-quality digital voice box that can be
>	>used with any System V Unix machine..  through an RS-232 interface.
>
>You might look at Digital Equipment Corporations DecTalk Model DT-01
>voice synthesizer. We have 3 of them that are used for calling in
>to get voice mail on System 5 Unix machines. [...]

Greg,
	thanks for the info about Dec-Talk, but I've had the opportunity
    to use one in the past, and although the voice quality is OK, it
    doesen't sound like a *person*.. just a "machine" that's speaking.
    For this application, I need a box that will sound *exactly* like a
    human voice.. my guess is that it will have to be digital.  If you
    (or anyone else) have any other suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

Lee Hounshell - ptsfa!pbhyf!tlh 2600 Camino Ramon, #4E700
		415-823-2432   San Ramon, CA. 94583