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From: alvin@netcom.com (Alvin H. White)
Subject: Re: Speaking In Tongues - Was IBM ICSS and Custom Voice
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Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 00:23:40 GMT
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orajean@betasvm2.vnet.ibm.com (Ora J. Williamson) writes:

>When you say SoundBlaster "stuff", are you talking of the card itself, or
>speech reco software that comes with it? 

Actually I am not sure. They have such an historical lock on the world
market and money is so short for me right now ... I have the original
model but think I should up grade to something but I am not sure what.
There is the SB AWE32 but I have heard that Creative Labs is entering
the modem market and then I see something about an Mwave IBM card that
is both a modem and a soundcard ... I want some thing that can sing
two languages simultaneously, one in each ear, that can play MIDI
music and can be a high speed modem all at the same time. When I saw
that the SB AWE 32 would take 28 meg of ram on the card I thought that
they must have a complex vision of the future. Now the momentary "rage"
is the new V.34 28.8 modems but if IBM has a card that it both a 
modem and soundcard ... who knows? 

> I ask because, the ICSS system
>runs on any sound card (preferably 16-bit) that is supported by Windows,
>OS/2 or AIX.  So a SoundBlaster CARD is fine to run ICSS and the demos
>that use it.  

That is a comfort. So, sooner or later, I'll probably have the 
hardware needed to run it.  

>But to run the demo, you need to purchase the ICSS runtime
>system software...your sound card is quite sufficient.

The other person posts that price may be around $250. It would take
a while to think that in to my budget, especially with the need
for an upgraded music card and modem. Then there is trying to figure
what Dragon Systems influence will be in the home speech market. 

>Anyway, it doesn't matter.  I cannot give you the demo unless you buy ICSS...

Well, you could ask the powers that be. Tell them I said it's ok. :-)

I can remember all the wonderful things you said one gets by buying the
ICSS. You may have posted it before but if you did I forgot or didn't
see things until the subject of "Speaking In Tongues" came up. So if
you wanted to you have my permission to post it again. :-)

Thanks for your consideration, I believe the subject holds great 
promise for improving the life of many or most human beings on planet
earth and I wish you "Good Luck."

Sincerely,


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alvin@netcom.com
