SOFTWARE DREAMS AND TALKING MACHINES

PAM and SAM are two unique text- to- speech, Windows "clipboard", readers which open as User Friendly Personal Appointment Secretaries.Registered copy of Pam or Sam is now $29.50 [USA]

A word about Text -To- Speech, Windows "Clipboard", Screen- Readers, Speech Synthesizers and User Friendly Adaptive Applications.

1. Text -To- Speech, Screen- Readers, synthesize speech; but are Not full featured Speech Synthesizers.

2. Full featured DecTalk [type] speech synthesizers are more "automated" in options and operation.

3. Text -To- Speech, Screen- Readers, read text "manually attached" [cut and pasted] to the Windows Clipboard, or semi-automatically drawn directly from the DDE interface.

4. "Plain Vanilla" Windows Clipboard, Screen- Readers, can be less than user -friendly- applications, requiring manual input and visual manipulation functions, from low -to- no vision [blind], and physically limited or disabled users.

5. Pam and Sam are "User Friendly" applications which open with a useful function like the personal appointments secretary. Then assist the user by providing additional functions and access to the Windows -Clipboard- Functions.

6. Reader and Listen2 have developed additional adaptive functions to further assist low -to- no vision [blind] and disabled users.

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Pam Text To Speech Appointment Secretary. Female voice appointment secretary, text file reader, telephone clipboard dialer, MIDI file player. Can be pre-set as a browser help -utility- to read Web Pages, electronic texts and e-books, and Eudora e-mail files. A type and speak [feedback] function is included. Follow this link for: More About Pam. SHAREWARE DEMONSTRATION: 60 day expiration and can be uninstalled and reloaded. Requires PC clone, with 386 DX, 486 DX, or Pentium processor. Sound Card and speaker required. Follow this link to: Download Pam. Server has an additional 16 bit Speech Driver and MIDI Files available.

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Sam Text To Speech Appointment Secretary. Male voice appointment secretary, text file reader, telephone clipboard dialer, [Similar to PAM]. Can be pre-set as a browser help -utility- to read Web Pages, electronic texts and e-books, and Eudora e-mail files. Type and speak [feedback] function is included. Follow this link for: More About Sam. SHAREWARE DEMONSTRATION: 60 day expiration and can be uninstalled and reloaded. Requires PC clone, with 386 DX, 486 DX, or Pentium processor. Sound Card and speaker required.Follow this link to: Download Sam.

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Reader The Text To Speech Screen Reader.Male voice text file reader; without appointment secretary. Reader has a new and improved text -to- speech engine, with added features for the Low- To- No Vision impaired. This is a continuing effort to enhance and improve an affordable speech alternative for the visually and physically disabled. Can be pre-set as a browser help -utility- to read Web Pages, electronic texts and e-books, and Eudora e-mail files. Type and speak [feedback] function is included. A registered copy of Reader is now priced at $21.00 [USA]. A [16 bit] speech font is available for an additional $ 7.00 [USA]. Follow this link for: More About Reader. SHAREWARE DOWNLOAD: 60 day expiration and can be uninstalled and reloaded. Requires PC clone, with 386 DX, 486 DX, or Pentium processor. Sound Card and speaker required. Follow this link to: Download Reader.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Pam, Sam, And Reader. The speech engines are adjustable and stable in PC's 386 DX [and higher] using [8 bit] speech fonts. While [16 bit] speech fonts operate "better" with 486/DX [and higher]. Pam, Sam , and Reader include the ProVoice speech synthesizer.

Early versions of Pam, Sam, and Reader, [with 8 bit speech fonts], are compatible with PC's 386 SX. Check Shareware.Com, Download.Com, and SemiTel Collections to download demonstrations.

COMMENTS: Pam, Sam, And Reader Speech quality is mechanical, synthesized, and understandable. All three product demonstrations are "RECOMMENDED" for price and function.

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Listen2 Multi-Lingual, Text To Speech, Screen Reader For MS Windows 95. Learn2 is a next step in the continuing effort to enhance -and- improve an affordable speech alternative for the visually and physically disabled. Male or female voice, appointment colander, reads ... text files, electronic text and books, browser pages and e-mail messages. Type and speak [feedback] is included. Follow this link to: Listen2 Features. Set Listen2 playback "timer" and audio -tape- record your text -to- speech output. Type and speak [feedback] function is included. Follow this link for: More About Listen2. Listen2's International version can speak in American English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian voice. Follow this link to: Listen2 Online Speech Demonstration. Create a complete language training course, or Multi- Lingual communications, using the dynamic language switching feature. You can have a sentence spoken in one language then the same translated sentence spoken in another language. Even single words could be used. SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION: Learn2 is pre-paid software, Not Shareware. Learn2 [English Language Version] can be ordered for under $ 50.00 [USA]; with a thriry day trial demonstration and return policy.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Listen2 is an MS Windows 95 application. A 486, Pentium, [or better] processor, 8 MB memory or more, a 16 bit sound card installed with speaker. Optimum system: Pentium+ with 16MB [or more] memory. Listen2 includes the ProVoice speech synthesizer.

COMMENTS: Learn2 speech quality for male and female voice is synthesized, and understandable. Learn2 is "RECOMMENDED" for price and function.

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"NEW" WORDTALK Talking Word Processor Utility For Pam, Sam, Reader, and Listen2, Text -To- Speech. WordTalk has "automated" the "clipboard" file access process. Simplifying the ability to type and hear letters, words, and sentences for PAM, SAM, Reader, and Listen2.

WordTalk accomplishes this by automatically uploading text immediately to the clipboard, so TTS programs like PAM, SAM, Reader, or Listen2, can automatically read and speak the text. There is no need to highlight and copy the text to the clipboard as in normal text -to-speech and word processing. See: WordTalk description. WordTalk Low Price $15.00 [USA].

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FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
Mr. Tom Slemko
tslemko@islandnet.com
JTS Micro Consulting Ltd.
RR#4, 10931 Lytton Road,
Ladysmith, B.C.
Canada
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JTS Micro Consulting Ltd. Home Page

Pam Text To Speech Shareware Home Page

Sam Text To Speech Shareware Home Page

Reader Text To Speech Shareware Home Page

Learn2 Text To Speech Software Home Page

WordTalk Talking Word Processor Utility Home Page

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SUGGESTION: When testing ANY demonstration software in MS Windows ... it is suggested that:
1. Use an "Independent" Uninstall program/utility.
[Even when uninstall is included in the test application].
2. Backup copies of win.ini, system.ini, progman.ini to be held off-disk and "on floppy".
3. A zipped copy of the demonstration software should be held off-disk for backup.

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