[bookport] Re: new unit proposal
- From: Chris Hill <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:46:34 -0500
I don't think the resources issue is very important anymore. I use a
dec express but that's because I like the sound of it over the access
32 which comes with windoweyes. Five years ago this was a real issue,
as somebody always looking for more speed, I don't even buy it
anymore.
On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:55:41 -0500, you wrote:
>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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