Back in '85 (this dates me) when I was first introduced to IBM computers, the speech synth was a Vert. As I recall, it was a little box ... a rather big one, actually. I had always assumed that that was the synthesizer. It sat on top of the PC and under the monitor. Bruce -- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net For the best oldies anywhere visit http://www.treasureislandoldies.com On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, Francis Daniels wrote: > I sure do remember the VERT. TSI pushed long and hard on a number of places > here in Los Angeles to have them. When we were testing the Talking Optacon, > we used a prototype of the VERT board. There were some pretty nice > pronunciation rules in that board that did not make it to the VERT. > > Francis > > > -- > 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 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > $0 Web Hosting with up to 120MB web space, 1000 MB Data Transfer > 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. > Get It Now At www.doteasy.com > > > > -- 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