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
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