First, question first. You do not need to buy a special product to get the AT&T Natural voices. You can go to: www.nextup.com and pay $35.00 for which you will get the US. English voices Mike and Crystal. You can have them in 8K or 16K...16K is better. Now, second question. These voices do work well with JAWS; however, a friendly note of caution. They are quite sluggish; even when you have more than ample drive and memory space. All that to say this. IF you use them, be prepared to wait perhaps 1 quarter second or a little shorter between the time you press a key and you hear the result. For instance, if you turn keyboard help on and press the letters, you can get a good feel for just how much processing these voices take. Yes, they can be used to read e-mail. They can be used to browse the web; albeit a little slowly. Point is, if you get them, get ready to not be able to work quite as fast. I would not be hesitant to recommend them for private home use; but, I would not do so for a work environment in which much work must be done very quickly. But, if you feel the urge to take the plunge, be my guest...enjoy them; I do. Sincerely, The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray Home Phone and Fax: (985)853-0139 e-mail and Windows Messenger: rforetjr@xxxxxxxxx God bless President George W. Bush! God Bless America! And God Bless Our Troops! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chandni" <chandni1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 4:17 PM Subject: AT&T Natural Voices Hi all, I'd love to get the AT&T natural voices. Is it necessary to buy one of the programs that use them or can they be purchased separately? Do they work well with JAWS? Thanks so much Fran -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005 -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx