Hi, Unfortunately, I don't know any more than I've already said. Yes, there was a SAPI 4 compatible version of Eloquence available, but I'm not sure if it is still being sold/licensed. Last I heard Kurzweil 3000 still ships withe the generic SAPI 4 version of Eloquence, but it has been sometime since I have actually checked out that software. What I do know for sure is that the company that owns Eloquence---I want to say it is Speech Works---has changed the license agreement for newer versions of Eloquence which prohibit version 6 of being used with any application not specifically licensed for the product. Most accessible applications such as Jaws, Window-Eyes, Openbook, all have specific licenses with Speech Works to support and use Eloquence. So I don't know where Speech Works stands on the older generic SAPI 4 version that came with IBM Viavoice etc. My guess is if you have it you can use it, but keep in mind its a 32-bit app and uses SAPI 4, not SAPI 5, so usage on Windos 7 and beyond might be problematic. I haven't tried it myself so am not too clear on backwards compatibility with SAPI 4 on Windows 7.
Cheers! On 11/12/11, Michael Gauler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > I have a question about this. > I thought it was legally possible to buy a SAPI 5 version of Eloquence > instead of only having boundled versions like JAWS or other programs? > And what about ViaVoice TTS from IBM, which is essentially the same than > Eloquence, at least concerning the voices themselves... > Do you know any more about this messed up business? > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
