TOPIC
This article describes Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech found in PlainTalk, MacinTalk 2, and MacinTalk Pro and their differences and when to use them.
DISCUSSION
PlainTalk PlainTalk provides the Quadra 840AV, Centris/Quadra 660AV, and all Power Macintosh systems* seamless integration of Speech Recognition and Text To Speech technologies.
Speech Recognition The Speech Recognition component of PlainTalk is based on the Casper technology. It is a continuous-speech system that is independent of the person speaking. Speech Recognition enables a whole new user experience whereby you can streamline operations by simply invoking commands or complex macros by speaking them.
Text to Speech Text to Speech component of PlainTalk gives an AV computer the ability of reading text based information and synthesizing speech using the computer's speaker. Multiple voices at various sound quality levels are supported. This enables new capabilities such as audible proof reading or in combination with the telephony capabilities that GeoPort provides to listen to your email messages from remote locations. Writing Speech Commands Writing speech commands is accomplished through these methods: Version Table
The following table provides information on what version of PlainTalk works with various versions of the Mac O/S and computer models:
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microphone.
MacinTalk software enables any Macintosh to provide Text to Speech capabilities for applications that support Text to Speech. SimpleText is an example of an application that supports Text to Speech. There are two options available Ð MacinTalk 2 or MacinTalk Pro Ð when installing Text to Speech software:
MacinTalk 2 is well suited for low-end computing environments where available memory is low and CPU bandwidth is limited. Minimum configuration is System 6.0.7 running on a Macintosh Plus. To use MacinTalk 2 you need these files:
*╩Speech Manager (1.4)
MacinTalk 3 is well suited for mid-range computing environments. Minimum configuration is System 7 running on a 68030 processor running at 33Mhz or any 68040 or PowerPC processor.
To use MacinTalk 3 you need these files:
MacinTalk Pro
MacinTalk Pro requires System 7 or greater. It is intended for 68040 or PowerPC processor equipped computers only. To use MacinTalk Pro you need these files:
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Product Area: | Apple Software |
Category: | PlainTalk |
Sub Category: | General Topics |
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