Well guys, I don't think it's going to happen on iOS devices unfortunately, but 
I think there is a will and a way for it to happen on the Mac.

The only way I see it happening on iOS would be through a Jailbreak and I'm not 
sure it would be worth it.
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Emrah

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On Jan 9, 2012, at 7:14 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:

> I would be happy if they would simply open up the speech API so that all apps 
> could use open synthesizers.  Then we could make voiceover use loquendo and 
> acapella which are already available for the IPhone.  This seems the simplest 
> way to go.  Open up the API and if some one really wants elloquence for the 
> IPhone, let them develop and use it.
> 
> Ah, but no.
> 
> 
> Erik Burggraaf
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> On 2012-01-09, at 12:28 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
> 
>> Yes, I requested such a thing many, many moons ago.
>>  
>> I don’t think it is going to happen.  If we, as low-vision Zoom users, 
>> cannot convince Apple to allow us to truly customize basic color schemes 
>> instead of the “one-size-fits-all” reverse color technique, I doubt if they 
>> are going to implement what they must consider to be an inferior TTS. 
>>  
>> I could be wrong or at least, I wish I were.  (Smile).
>>  
>> Mark
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> From: [email protected] 
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfBlake Sinnett
>> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 8:55 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: RE: Mac OS port of IBM Viavoice TTS, otherwise known as ETI 
>> Eloquence
>>  
>> Has anyone written to Apple accessibility about this? I did a long time ago 
>> about getting it on the iPhone.
>>  
>> > Subject: Re: Mac OS port of IBM Viavoice TTS, otherwise known as ETI 
>> > Eloquence
>> > From: [email protected]
>> > Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:33:58 -0800
>> > To: [email protected]
>> > 
>> > I don't know about the legal issues but I can tell you that I would love 
>> > nothing more than to enjoy Eloquence on my Mac and, for that matter, my 
>> > iPhone.
>> > 
>> > Mark
>> > On Jan 8, 2012, at 6:06 AM, Emrah wrote:
>> > 
>> > > Hi listers,
>> > > 
>> > > I hope this message does not offend anybody allergic to Windows.
>> > > 
>> > > The version of ETI Eloquence bundled with Jaws on Windows has always 
>> > > been my favorite voice synthesizer. I used to be able to listen (read) 
>> > > thousands and thousands of pages without ever getting tired of it. The 
>> > > intonations were amazingly good and compared to most of the TTS out 
>> > > there, it knew how to tone the exclamations.
>> > > 
>> > > Anyway, I am writing to inquire if any of you have tried to run 
>> > > Eloquence on your Mac? 
>> > > Some folks "ported" it to Linux. http://voxin.oralux.net
>> > > 
>> > > Any idea f something similar exists on Mac?
>> > > 
>> > > I am sure it could be done…
>> > > 
>> > > All the best,
>> > > E
>> > > 
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