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From: mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Mark Interrante)
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Subject: Re: Why won't/doesn't Apple support MacinTalk???
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Date: 18 Nov 88 23:56:50 GMT
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In article <6135@zodiac.UUCP> pkahn@ads.com (Phil Kahn) writes:
>The addition of textually generated speech can greatly enhance some
>interfaces and programs.  MacinTalk (from APDA) provides such a
>facility. Yet, Apple doesn't support this code...

I am in favor of supporting this useful tool.  I think it should be a 
part of the OS.  Apple is in the position to create a truely multimedia
machine if they provide the same support for sounds,animation, and voice,
as they do for bitmaps,buttons, and text.  It seems that treating all the
objects in a uniform manner will increase their usage in NOVEL applications.


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Mark Interrante   		  Software Engineering Research Center
mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu		  CIS Department, University of Florida 32611
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