Re: OT MacinTalk
I've got a copy which runs on my Newton :-) ~ Rodney On 11/08/2004, at 6:26 AM, Peter T. Evensen wrote: Actually MacInTalk was introduced with the very first Mac in 1984, so that at the unveiling it could introduce itself... see http://developer.apple.com/technotes/pt/pdf/pt_22.pdf Here's an excerpt: For the introduction of the Macintosh computer, it was decided (by the powers formerly in charge) that such a computer would need something very special to make it a unique event. To aid in this concept, a third-party company was contracted to write a speech synthesizer which would allow the Macintosh computer to introduce itself. The contract was signed, and the work begun. The outcome of this work was MacinTalk. MacinTalk is a file that can be placed into the System Folder of an ordinary Macintosh computer and allow text to be transformed into speech for the introduction in 1984. It was felt to be an interesting piece of software, so Apple made it available to developers. Interfaces to MacinTalk were published and Apple Software Licensing allowed it to be included with developers' products. -- Rodney Tamblyn OceanBrowser Ltd 44 Melville Street Dunedin, New Zealand Ph +64-3-4778606 http://www.oceanbrowser.com/ ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT MacinTalk
I'd LOVE to have a copy--I had it on my Mac 512--but it's long gone now. I still remember the opening phrases: In olden days not many people used computers because not very many people knew how. Then one bright day in Cupertino M On Aug 11, 2004, at 8:05 PM, rodney tamblyn wrote: I've got a copy which runs on my Newton :-) ~ Rodney On 11/08/2004, at 6:26 AM, Peter T. Evensen wrote: Actually MacInTalk was introduced with the very first Mac in 1984, so that at the unveiling it could introduce itself... see http://developer.apple.com/technotes/pt/pdf/pt_22.pdf Here's an excerpt: For the introduction of the Macintosh computer, it was decided (by the powers formerly in charge) that such a computer would need something very special to make it a unique event. To aid in this concept, a third-party company was contracted to write a speech synthesizer which would allow the Macintosh computer to introduce itself. The contract was signed, and the work begun. The outcome of this work was MacinTalk. MacinTalk is a file that can be placed into the System Folder of an ordinary Macintosh computer and allow text to be transformed into speech for the introduction in 1984. It was felt to be an interesting piece of software, so Apple made it available to developers. Interfaces to MacinTalk were published and Apple Software Licensing allowed it to be included with developers' products. -- Rodney Tamblyn OceanBrowser Ltd 44 Melville Street Dunedin, New Zealand Ph +64-3-4778606 http://www.oceanbrowser.com/ ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: OT MacinTalk
Marian Petrides [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Historical note: Macintalk came with the earliest Macs, so it was around since System 3 (the earliest MacOS I remember) if not even earlier. It is debatable which computer company had speech synthesis first. I remember Macintalk, but I also remember having a 5.25 floppy diskette for my commodore 64 that had speech syntheses very similar to Macintalk. That was in 1983 (predating the first Macintosh). Here is an interesting article that mentions some of commodores pioneering technologies. http://www.byte.com/art/9408/sec14/art1.htm Regards, Roger Eller [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
RE: OT MacinTalk
3 sounds right. Mac plus time if im correct... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marian Petrides Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 14:48 To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: OT MacinTalk Historical note: Macintalk came with the earliest Macs, so it was around since System 3 (the earliest MacOS I remember) if not even earlier. M On Aug 10, 2004, at 8:42 AM, Kurt Kaufman wrote: It actually reminds me of macintalk! Are you referring to the original MacinTalk of System 6 (or perhaps even earlier)? My wife would joke that the (single) voice sounded like a Roumanian diplomat. The synthesizer and its rules all fit into 34 kb, if I remember correctly. -Kurt ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
RE: OT MacinTalk
Actually MacInTalk was introduced with the very first Mac in 1984, so that at the unveiling it could introduce itself... see http://developer.apple.com/technotes/pt/pdf/pt_22.pdf Here's an excerpt: For the introduction of the Macintosh computer, it was decided (by the powers formerly in charge) that such a computer would need something very special to make it a unique event. To aid in this concept, a third-party company was contracted to write a speech synthesizer which would allow the Macintosh computer to introduce itself. The contract was signed, and the work begun. The outcome of this work was MacinTalk. MacinTalk is a file that can be placed into the System Folder of an ordinary Macintosh computer and allow text to be transformed into speech for the introduction in 1984. It was felt to be an interesting piece of software, so Apple made it available to developers. Interfaces to MacinTalk were published and Apple Software Licensing allowed it to be included with developers' products. At 11:25 AM 8/10/2004, you wrote: 3 sounds right. Mac plus time if im correct... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marian Petrides Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 14:48 To: How to use Revolution Subject: Re: OT MacinTalk Historical note: Macintalk came with the earliest Macs, so it was around since System 3 (the earliest MacOS I remember) if not even earlier. M On Aug 10, 2004, at 8:42 AM, Kurt Kaufman wrote: It actually reminds me of macintalk! Are you referring to the original MacinTalk of System 6 (or perhaps even earlier)? My wife would joke that the (single) voice sounded like a Roumanian diplomat. The synthesizer and its rules all fit into 34 kb, if I remember correctly. -Kurt ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution Peter T. Evensen http://www.PetersRoadToHealth.com 24-hour recorded info hotline: 1-800-624-7671 ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
