/mac/sound/speech/00index.txt
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SIZE DATE
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/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.