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From: ephraim@think.COM (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Is the Talking Moose Dead?
Summary: No, it's not!
Keywords: macintalk, talking moose da
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Date: 4 May 89 12:55:20 GMT
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In article <8131@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Scott Kendig) writes:

>Anyway: The Talking Moose desk accessory was a *great* little toy to
>have around!  I loved springing it on unsuspecting users!

>But, alas, it seems to be dead.  I would appear that the Moose is
>incompatible with System 6.0 and up, and the author is nowhere to be
>found for an upgrade.  Would anyone happen to know where I could find
>either a later version that works with the new system, or the source
>code for it so's I can *make* it work?

The Talking Moose is alive and well.  Here's the scoop, which I cliped
from this very newsgroup about two months back:

From: zuhn@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU (David D Zuhn)
Subject: The NEW talking Moose
Summary: The Moose Lives
Date: 9 Mar 89 21:57:40 GMT

For anyone who loves the idea of a moose living inside your system,
check out the Talking Moose 2.1.  Steve Halls (Author of the original
Talking Moose DA) has re-written the moose as an INIT/cdev combination.

The New Moose does much better animation synching with speech, works
with more software (including MPW 3.0) and includes a better phrase
editor than Moose Frazer.  The moose will now speak menu selections and
dialog boxes as well.


The product is no longer shareware, steve is trying to find a commercial
distributor.  In the mean time, contact Steve directly at:

The Talking Moose
c/o Steve Halls
#303 3837 Luther Place
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CANADA S7H 4B1
(306) 374-6052

The cost is $20 direct from Steve.

I have no affiliation with Steve, other than the fact that I love the
moose.

(End of reposted article.)

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