/mac/sound/speech/00index.txt This list is intended to include all and only the files within this directory. You may find that some of the paths listed here do not point to this directory. That is ok; the physical paths are given here but there may be a link in another location. If you find any problems or you wish to add to or change the descriptions given here, please do not hesitate to write comments@mac.archive.umich.edu. SIZE DATE (KBYTES) ARCHIVED COMPRESSION FORMAT(S) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- /mac/sound/speech/audiointerface.cpt.hqx 30 4/29/94 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 Program which works with Apple's PlainTalk Text-to-Speech technologies (required) to speak dialog boxes and menu items to you. Geared toward people with sight disabilites. /mac/sound/speech/dictionaryedit1.3.sit.hqx 208 3/20/96 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 A fat binary app which allows you to edit the dictionaries used by the text-to-speech part of the Speech Manager; drag-n-drop support; change voice settings; test dictionaries with open text files. /mac/sound/speech/exceltalk1.21.sit.hqx 24 4/29/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 Cells and text can be read aloud from the menubar and from macro language; speed, pitch and modulation of the voice can be varied; Buckle's 'Excel Talk' lets you choose any installed voice, but does not support asynchronous speech; requires Speech Manager. /mac/sound/speech/exceltalk2.1.sit.hqx 13 3/10/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 Excel Macro Sheet to speak the contents of cells, and much more. v2.1 fixed a bug which caused a Macro error at B10 if opened in directory other than current directory; docs more user friendly; Blackburne's 'ExcelTalk' supports asynchronous speech, but does not let you choose any installed voice. /mac/sound/speech/fortune1.1.cpt.hqx 92 1/2/95 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 Fortune displays and reads aloud a random, hopefully humorous adage in a small window on your screen. It draws from a vast pool of more than 1.600 "fortune cookie" phrases. /mac/sound/speech/informer0.1b2.cpt.hqx 354 12/18/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 Leave voice messages for friends and colleagues. /mac/sound/speech/readclip.cpt.hqx 153 9/18/94 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 Reads numbers from the clipboard. Useful for checking data entry. /mac/sound/speech/recite1.0.sit.hqx 35 12/26/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 Read text files aloud. Requires the Speech Manager 1.1.1. /mac/sound/speech/sotospeak1.0.cpt.hqx 463 11/13/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 A good demo of many of the functions of the Speech Manager. Have multiple voices talking at the same time, choose the voice to use from a menu of all the available voices, vary the pitch and rate and pause/stop rates, emphasis, etc. /mac/system.extensions/cdev/speakalert1.06.sit.hqx 24 8/15/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 Speak the text in alerts. Requires the Speech Manager. /mac/sound/speech/speaker1.14.cpt.hqx 31 5/20/94 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 A no-frills text editor with speech capabilities which works with TEXT files. Requires Apple's Speech Manager. /mac/sound/speech/speaktextfiles1.01.cpt.hqx 35 10/9/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 Have the computer read text files for you. Requires the Speech Manager. /mac/system.extensions/fkey/speechfkey.cpt.hqx 7 11/13/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 Speak the contents of the clipboard. Requires the Speech Manager. /mac/sound/speech/speechmanagerdemo.sit.hqx 28 8/21/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 A hack to demo the Speech Manager. Lets you play with voices, set pitch and rate, etc. Includes THINK C source. Requires the Speech Manager. /mac/sound/speech/spokesdaemon1.01.cpt.hqx 428 10/23/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 A 'faceless background application' that accepts and processes requests from other applications for text-to-speech services. Requires Apple's Speech Manager and System 7.0. Includes Spiricom /mac/sound/speech/talkingclockpro2.0b0.cpt.hqx 64 9/11/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 A faceless background app that speaks the time every hour on the hour, and an ordinary (though small) application to configure the extension, much like a control panel. Small application can also optionally show one or more clocks in a window. THINK C source code is available in the /mac/development/source /mac/sound/speech/talkingnumberteacher1.0.sit.hqx 268 1/2/95 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 Teaches kids 4 years old and up to read and write numbers. The levels range from simple 1 digit numbers to complicated 7 digit numbers. Easy enough for preschoolers and challenging enough for adults. There are two modes of play: words to numbers and numbers to words. /mac/util/text/texedit2.5.sit.hqx 180 9/9/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 A minimal text editor that can read its documents aloud if the Speech Manager is installed. Completely unrelated to TeX. /mac/sound/speech/voicedemo1.01.cpt.hqx 7 9/11/93 BinHex4.0,Compact1.51 Test out all the different 'voices' of the Sound Manager. Pick from all the voices installed in your system (including the new 'PlainTalk' voices, which sound like real people!), and choose any phrase to be said, as well as read information on the voice, such as name, gender, approximate age, and author comments. /mac/system.extensions/cdev/voices1.1.sit.hqx 10 7/21/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 This control panel allows you to set the system default voice used by software such as SimpleText. /mac/sound/speech/welcome1.32.sit.hqx 24 12/19/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50 A little application that you can put into your Start Up Items folder and will talk (you'll need the Apple Speech Manager, btw). C source code included.