[Coco] Voice Simulator

[Joel Ewy]

Cris Egger wrote:
>> I remember seeing an ad in Hot CoCo many years ago that featured a voice
>> simulator, sort of an artificial intelligence program.  I am wondering
>> if anyone here remembers that ad, and that product, and whether anyone
>> here actually had or has it.  I'm curious to know how well this worked,
>> twenty years ago.
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> There was also one called Speak Up! from Classical Computing by David 
> Dubowski.  This is a completely software based voice synthesizer and 
> works on any CoCo.  Mr. Dubowski was kind enough to release the program 
> for non-commercial use, but I haven't had a method to get it into the PC 
> yet in dsk format.  
Is it available anywhere on the 'net?
> I will do so as soon as possible (or if anyone is 
> willing to do it, and email the image back to me, I'd be happy to send a 
> 5 1/4" with the program on it... please contact me off list if 
> willing).  The program didn't have an AI with it, though. See the 
> current issue of CoCo Nutz! E-zine for an interview with the creator.  
> The pak based one from Speech System was, at one time, sold with an 
> Eliza program, which was a simple AI, if I remember correctly.  The pak 
> comes up on eBay occasionally.  Haven't ever seen the software for it, alas.
>
> Angel's Luck,
> Capt.
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> PS It would be a simple matter to convert an "Eliza" or "Animals" style 
> AI game for use the Speak Up!, FWIW. :)
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