breathing braille, that takes my mind into cyberspace.
I float through Time and Space like a treeless leaf.
On 21/12/2022, at 3:29 AM, Mark Baxter <markbaxter38@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Because of my hearing loss, I can’t speed synthesizers up the way so many
People who use them do, and I’m jealous of that, because of how much content
I need to process in a given day, and how much I want to. Braille is even
slower, although it’s becoming a necessity as my hearing deteriorates, and
I”m glad enough to have it. If my braille display ever breathes, then I will
be truly freaked out. :) As it is, I use Tom on my iPhone, Alex on my MacBook
Air and Samantha on my Apple Watch. For some reason, Samantha—a voice I
like—doesn’t sound nearly as good on phone or Air as it does on the watch,
either the Compact or Enhanced versions.
—Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Twitter: @MarkBurningHawk
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 20, 2022, at 7:04 AM, Buddy Brannan <buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yep. Thought it was Leopard. I remember when he was exhibited the first
time at WWDC. They even cranked the speed way way up to show how responsive
he was even at high speed, which nobody ever does, like ever, during demos
of speech synthesizers. I’ve also been using Alex ever since he came out,
with a couple other voices in use for attribute changes or descriptions or
what have thou. Remember how freaked out everyone was by Alex breathing?
LOL, interesting how that attribute never took off with any other voice
synthesizers.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV, WRVB670 - Erie, PA
Email: buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Mobile: (814) 431-0962
On Dec 20, 2022, at 9:00 AM, Mark Baxter <markbaxter38@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Alex came with Leopard, because that was my first Mac experience since OS5
which didn’t even have a name, and OutSpoken, back in the 90’s. But I’ve
been using Alex on my MacBook Air all the way since I got it in 2018 up
until now. Not sure when he’s supposed to have disappeared, but glad yall
found him again.
—Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Twitter: @MarkBurningHawk
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 20, 2022, at 6:51 AM, Buddy Brannan <buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Actually, I don’t think Alex was introduced to us until Leopard. Perhaps
Snow Leopard, but he definitely wasn’t available in Tiger.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV, WRVB670 - Erie, PA
Email: buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Mobile: (814) 431-0962
On Dec 20, 2022, at 1:44 AM, Ron Johnson <ganahee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
OK, you must be kidding, right? I’m sitting here in front of my 2018
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, typing you this message, and Alex is doing
his job, faithfully, as he’s done, ever since Mac OS 10.4 Tiger.
It’s true, the initial voice in Ventura is Samantha, but trust me, Alex
is there. You’ll have to go into the VO Utility, Speech and the voices
tab, and re-download him from the Customize Languages table, but he’s
there, ready, willing and able to faithfully execute his assigned duties,
as he always has. :)
Take care,
Ron
P.S.
For those who may not know, not only is Alex still present in Ventura,
but you can use him on your Apple Watch if you can put in watchOS 9, and
he’s also available on Apple TV 4K and beyond.
On Dec 20, 2022, at 00:04, Kelvin Falconer
<tusciafalconer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To someone who has guided me through many difficult adventures, I give
Thanks.
To someone who has worked tirelessly day and night, always available,
never reluctant or irritated with any request I have given.
To Alex, much loved by many a VoiceOver user, frustrating to others and
completely bewildering to some.
rest In Peace as Ventura retires your service.
With no warning or jolly sendoff, Apple has sent you to that big Bin in
the Clouds to enjoy the remainder of your utterings Peacefully.
Me, your nameless alter-ego.
I float through Time and Space like a treeless leaf.
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