DECtalk Speech Synthesis

• Platform: Windows NT, Alpha with Digital UNIX and RS232 ports
• Description: Converts ordinary text into natural-sounding, intelligible speech. Provides personalized voices, and extensive user controls. DECtalk technology is available for the following packaging options.
  • DECtalk PC card option: An industry-standard ISA/EISA bus card implementation that can be integrated with any Intel 486 processor-based system running DOS or Windows. Applications can be interfaced to the bus via a DOS Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) driver or a Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL). This option is available with an external speaker with volume control and headphone jack.
  • DECtalk Express external package: An external, portable package that you can plug in to any PC or serial port. The external package includes a built-in speaker and headphone jack, plus combined on/off and volume controls and a rechargeable battery pack.
  • DECtalk Software solution: Software-only text to speech for Alpha or Intel systems running Windows NT or Alpha systems running Digital UNIX. Provides complete speech synthesis capabilities so developers can enhance applications with DECtalk technology. DECtalk Software output can be directed to audio devices, into WAVE files, or into memory buffers.
• Pricing: ://www.systems.digital.com/DIcatalog/html/DECtalk-Speech-Synthesis-oi.html
• More Information:
  Digital Equipment Corporation WWW pages: http://www.digital.com/
  DECtalk page: http://www.systems.digital.com/DIcatalog/html/DECtalk-Software.html
  Ph: 1-800-DIGITAL

DECtalk Software

• Platform: Digital UNIX and Windows NT
• Description: DECtalk converts standard ASCII text into natural, intelligible speech. Speech output through any audio device is supported by Microsoft Video for Windows or Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX. An API gives developers direct access to text-to-speech functions. Provides nine voice personalities (4 female, 4 male, 1 child). Provides punctuation and tonal control, supports customized pronunciation of trade jargon and acronyms. Common programming interface works with both Alpha and Intel platforms.
• More Information:
  Digital Equipment Corporation WWW pages: http://www.digital.com/
  DECtalk Software page: http://www.systems.digital.com/DIcatalog/html/DECtalk-Software.html
  WWW: http://www.systems.digital.com/DIcatalog/html/DECtalk-Speech-Synthesis.html
  Ph: 1-800-DIGITAL

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