TrueTalk

• Platform: Sun Sparcstation 1+/2/LX/5/10/20 with SunOS 4.1.3, or SGI Indy/Indigo/Indigo2 with IRIX 5.2. More platforms in development.
• Description: Personal TrueTalk, by Entropic Research Laboratory, Inc., is an all-software Text-to-Speech (TTS) system designed to voice-enable UNIX X-Windows workstations. It combines a graphical interface with a powerful TTS engine based on technology developed by AT&T Bell Laboratories. Features include:
  • Intelligible, prosodically natural speech.
  • Text taken from file input, highlighted X selections, the interface scratch pad, other programs connected through a TCP/IP socket, or Tcl/Tk applications via the Tk "send" mechanism.
  • Stop, pause and resume while speech is in progress.
  • Visual indication of corresponding text position when paused.
  • Nine speaking voices, with Male and Female versions of each voice.
  • Adjustable speaking rate and volume.
  • Supports drop-in text filters; "email" and "lively" examples included.
  • Audio output through workstation headphones or speaker.
  • Complete on-line documentation, including mouse-activated help windows.
• Misc: A more detailed description of TrueTalk is available on the Entropic WWW server: http://www.entropic.com/truetalk.com
• Availability: You can obtain Personal TrueTalk through the Internet. For details, see

  ftp://ftp.entropic.com/pub/truetalk/README.ptt

  Personal TrueTalk is available free of charge for evaluation purposes. You can fully-enable your evaluation copy at any time by purchasing a license key from Entropic.
• Requirements: 12MB disk space, 8MB process size (24MB system RAM recommended).
• Cost: US$495; US$395 academic
• Contact: Entropic Research Laboratory, Inc.,
  Washington, D.C.
  Voice: 1-800-ENTROPIC (North America), (202) 547 1420
  Fax: (202) 547-6648
  Email: truetalk@entropic.com
  WWW: http://www.entropic.com/

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