[bookport] Re: new unit proposal
- From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:55:41 -0500
Hardware synthesizers will never outlive their usefulness for one
unescapable reason; software speech always takes resources away from the
computer, whereas hardware synths can do their own speech processing
internally.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Chris Hill
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:49 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
I like the calculator idea. I think the synthesizer idea has outlived
its usefulness with all the speech programs I know of installing their
own software speech these days.
On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:22:13 -0500, you wrote:
>Think of how much more useful the unit could be. I know doubletalk would
>probably charge money for the synth option, but it could all be done in
>firmware, maybe there could be a special firmware users would have to pay
>for if they wanted the synth.
>The calculator I think should be more considered, it would hardly take any
>extra space nor time to develop at least a simple one; and we all could use
>a calculator now and then.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>On Behalf Of David Allen
>Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:57 AM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
>
>Hi Kevin and list:
>
>Yes, both have been thought of. Neither is justified in the context of a
>portable device whose reason for being is to read books. If you still need
a
>
>USB synthesiser, it is available as the Tripple talk.
>
>Cheers,
>Dave
>
>
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