[bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
- From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:12:23 -0500
Oh yeah, neospeak is very clear, but again, if you pump up the speed I can't
understand a word beyond like 300wpm. Also, if you have a lot of scanning
errors, watch out because it goes really wild trying to pronounce things.
lol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:46 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
> Wow, speed reader. I am usually at 200 wpm, smile.
>
> I have experienced the Echo, though and believe Double Talk is much much,
> much better!
>
> Take my word for it!
>
> Smile.
>
> Though for functionality, and ease of listening I still love Keysoft and
> Keynote Gold as my prefered synths. followed by the ATT Naturals and maybe
> Voice Craft's neospeech.
>
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:08 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
>
>
> I have heard of all of these, but don't believe I've heard them speak. I
> didn't come into computers until 1998, and at that point I had and still
use
> Eloquence. I do have a Software version of Doubletalk and an external
> Doubletalk LT for my rare uses of DOS, but I too don't like DOS, so to
deal
> with both it and the doubletalk at the same time I'm ready to go insane. I
> guess I can understand the doubletalk fine enough, but it has to be slowed
> to at least a third, if not a quarter of the speed I use eloquence. That
> alone drives me nutso.
> I don't know how to convert JAWS's speech rate to words per minute, but I
> know I use it at 95% of it's capabilities. With Kurzweil I do sometimes
use
> Dectalk, but mostly I prefer the IBM Via Voice or TTS thing. If I'm just
> reading, most of the time I have Kurzweil pumping words out around 720
WPM,
> but if I'm editing something I slow it down to around 600.
> Even if the doubletalk were able to pump out speeds like that, I would
have
> no chance of understanding it because I know I can't understand it at the
> speeds it does do.
> Tiff
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 12:10 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
>
>
> > Hi Tiff,
> >
> > As with anything, I guess it is all just a matter of preference.
> > I am a bit ashamed to admit that the DoubleTalk is my favorite
> > synthesizer. After dealing with a Vert, Echo, Slotbuster, Apollo, and
> > DecTalk, I have grown very accustomed to the Doubletalk and fortunately
> > tend to prefer it.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 11:31 AM 1/24/2005, you wrote:
> > >I have one and enjoy it very much. Once set of double A batteries last
> more
> > >than sixty hours. It also supports brf daisy two, rtf and a few other
> > >mainstreamed formats. The only thing I don't like is the doubletalk
> speech,
> > >which I find one of the worst synthesizers made, but the competitor
> products
> > >use the same synth, so that is not a matter of comparison between them.
> > >If you have any particular questions you can email me at
> > >tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Also, there is a listserve where people are very helpful. If you would
> like
> > >it's subscribing info I'll look it up.
> > >Tiff
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Scott Duck" <sduck@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:21 AM
> > >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Book Port
> > >
> > >
> > > > I am thinking about getting a Book Port. This is a portable device,
> > >available from APH, for reading txt, html, daisy, Word, wav, mp3, and
> some
> > >other file formats. Do any of you have a Book Port and what kind of
> > >experience have you had with it? Thanks in advance for the feed back.
> >
> >
> >
>
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