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  • Textalker 3.1.6?

    From Jayson Smith@jaybird.qxz@bluegrasspals.qxz.com.qxz to comp.sys.apple2 on Sunday, April 11, 2021 00:41:43
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    Hi,

    Obscure one here. I'm blind, so use the Echo speech synthesizer with
    Textalker speech generation software. The latest version I actually have
    for DOS 3.3 and ProDOS is 3.1.3. I have the actual program version 3.1.4
    for DOS 3.3 but not a full disk image. I've heard there was a version
    3.1.6, but haven't been able to find a copy anywhere. Googling seems to provide little if any evidence that it ever existed. Can anyone help?

    Thanks,

    Jayson

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  • From cybernesto@cybernesto@macgui.com to comp.sys.apple2 on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 18:42:13
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    Jayson Smith wrote:
    Hi,

    Obscure one here. I'm blind, so use the Echo speech synthesizer with Textalker speech generation software. The latest version I actually have
    for DOS 3.3 and ProDOS is 3.1.3. I have the actual program version 3.1.4
    for DOS 3.3 but not a full disk image. I've heard there was a version
    3.1.6, but haven't been able to find a copy anywhere. Googling seems to provide little if any evidence that it ever existed. Can anyone help?

    Thanks,

    Jayson

    Hi Jayson,

    I have an Echo LC which was supposed to be used with the Apple IIe Card for
    the Mac. It came with Textalker 3.1.2P on a 3.5 inch disk. Considering how
    late in the Apple II timeline this card was introduced, I did not expect any newer versions to be available.
    I also have a late revision of the Echo+ that came with Textalker 3.1.2 as well. It was bundled in a DOS 3.3 and ProDOS version on each side of a 5.25 disk. I uploaded scans and disk images on archive.org some time ago: https://archive.org/details/StreetElectronicsEcho
    Where did you get the later Textalker versions? Are you aware of any improvements or bugfixes?



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  • From Jayson Smith@jaybird.qxz@bluegrasspals.qxz.com.qxz to comp.sys.apple2 on Friday, April 23, 2021 06:04:57
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    Hi,

    I'm not sure I have the actual program disks for 3.1.3, come to think of
    it. But the actual Textalker software 3.1.3 was on some products
    produced and published by the American Printing House for the Blind, in Louisville, Kentucky. Not sure of changes, but I'm pretty sure 3.1.3
    speaks some more useful punctuations in some punctuation mode.

    Jayson

    On 4/21/2021 2:42 PM, cybernesto wrote:
    Jayson Smith wrote:
    Hi,

    Obscure one here. I'm blind, so use the Echo speech synthesizer with
    Textalker speech generation software. The latest version I actually have
    for DOS 3.3 and ProDOS is 3.1.3. I have the actual program version 3.1.4
    for DOS 3.3 but not a full disk image. I've heard there was a version
    3.1.6, but haven't been able to find a copy anywhere. Googling seems to
    provide little if any evidence that it ever existed. Can anyone help?

    Thanks,

    Jayson

    Hi Jayson,

    I have an Echo LC which was supposed to be used with the Apple IIe Card for the Mac. It came with Textalker 3.1.2P on a 3.5 inch disk. Considering how late in the Apple II timeline this card was introduced, I did not expect any newer versions to be available.
    I also have a late revision of the Echo+ that came with Textalker 3.1.2 as well. It was bundled in a DOS 3.3 and ProDOS version on each side of a 5.25 disk. I uploaded scans and disk images on archive.org some time ago: https://archive.org/details/StreetElectronicsEcho
    Where did you get the later Textalker versions? Are you aware of any improvements or bugfixes?





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