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335:. Hawking used a version of the DECtalk voice synthesizer for several years and came to be associated with the unique voice of the device. In 2011, Hawking's research assistant Sam Blackburn said Hawking still used a version of DECtalk identified on its board as the "Calltext 5010" manufactured in 1988 by SpeechPlus, Inc., because he identified with it and had not heard a voice he liked better. The CallText 5010 was still listed on Hawking's site as of 2015. A team from Cambridge (UK) and Palo Alto eventually emulated the workings of the CallText 5010 on a 1106: 1951: 29: 1961: 1971: 204:. With that capability the units could be used to automate various telephone-related tasks by handling both incoming and outgoing calls. This included acting as an interface to an email system and the capability to function as an alerting system by utilizing the ability to place calls and interact via touch tones with the person answering the phone. 315:
One of the early uses was a "text to voice" system that read an individual's emergency medical information (medications, allergies, doctor, insurance and contact info stored in a database) to hospitals telephoning in about patients presenting at emergency rooms. The company, Med-Fax, created by David
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DECtalk had a number of built-in voices which were identified by the following names: Perfect Paul (the default voice), Beautiful Betty, Huge Harry, Frail Frank, Kit the Kid, Rough Rita, Uppity Ursula, Doctor Dennis and Whispering Wendy. Each of the voices were editable by adjusting various
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DECtalk understood phonetic spellings of words, allowing customized pronunciation of unusual words. These phonetic spellings could also include a pitch and duration notation which DECtalk would use when enunciating the phonetic components. This allowed DECtalk to sing.
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bus slots. In addition, various software implementations were produced, most notably the DECtalk Access32. Such implementations began as explorations into real-time software synthesis on general purpose CPUs, subsequently delivering a DECtalk Software product for
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uses a software version of DECTalk for chat text. Several viral videos were created showcasing users using the chat in a nonsensical manner and using its ability to sing songs.
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and for Windows NT on Alpha and Intel processors. Certain versions of the synthesizer were prone to undesirable characteristics. For example, the
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Uses ranged from interacting with the public to allowing those with speech disabilities to verbalize, include giving a public speech.
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Grober in 1986, used the DECtalk on an IBM platform, making it one of the early cross platform applications (DEC to IBM).
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on many NWR stations until the CRS was replaced by a new system, called the "Broadcast Message Handler" (BMH), in 2016.
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Advertisement: INTRODUCING DECTALK THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW TERMINAL THAT LETS YOUR COMPUTER SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
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DECTalk's built in "Perfect Paul" voice has been ported to the freeware singing voice synthesizer
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wrote: "like a scratchy recording of a person with a lisp" but added "usually understandable."
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messages for most airports providing such information including prevailing weather conditions.
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the audience heard the DECtalk, voicing words that the educator typed into his computer.
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Stewart, Lawrence C.; Payne, Andrew C.; Levergood, Thomas M. (November 16, 1992).
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NMAH: Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project: A Brief History of DECtalk
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Brian J. Edwards, ed. (February 1984). "DECtalk Speaks into the Future".
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DECtalk demo recording using the Perfect Paul and Uppity Ursula voices
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They were standalone units that connected to any device with an
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parameters (such as throat size, crossover frequencies, etc.).
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Announced December 1983, a trickle came February 1984; larger
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DECTalk was used in the song "Music Non Stop" by the band
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Computer talk: amazing new realism in synthetic speech
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Index


Digital Equipment Corporation
speech synthesizer
text-to-speech
Platform
OpenVMS
ULTRIX
Digital UNIX
Windows NT
speech synthesizer
text-to-speech
Digital Equipment Corporation
Dennis Klatt
MIT
asynchronous
serial port
touch tone
ISA
Digital Unix
alveolar stops
dental stops
final years
SpeechFX, Inc.
TTS
The New York Times
Daisy Bell
National Weather Service
NOAA Weather Radio
SpeechWorks
iOS app of the same name

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