Re: Apple IIGS and speech generation for handicaped

[Louis Cornelio <cornelio@crl8.crl.com>]

Gina Saikin <gsaikin@primenet.com> wrote:
: > 
: > : I have some friends who's daughter has ALS (Lou Gerigs Disease).  It
: > : has left her without the ability to speak.  I have a  Apple IIGS I
: > : would like to outfit with speech for her.  I think the IIGS has the

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: > Byteworks currently has the Talking Tools.  Contact them for more info
: > on purchasing that software.
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: Also, and I don't know where you could get this, the Echo card and text
: tools do or did exist for the benefit of visually handicapped people.  If
: someone knows if they are still available, and where they could be
: gotten...

I am curious, perhaps Mike or someone could clear this up -- is the Echo 
Card required for Talking Tools, or can TT generate the speech w/out the 
card? Any comparison in the output or ease of getting decent output?
thanks
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