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ReadMe File For TextAssist Patch v1.10
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This ReadMe file consists of the following sections:
(a) Introduction
(b) Which version of TextAssist is patched?
(c) How do I use this patch?
(d) What is the difference between my original version of
TextAssist and the patched version?
(e) Will I encounter any problems if I patch my older version
of TextAssist?
(f) Limitations of the patch program.
(g) Copyright Notice & Licensing Information.
(a) Introduction
This is a patch file for Creative TextAssist (from Creative Labs,
Inc). It will patch older versions of TextAssist to the latest
version (v1.12).
The following files are included with this patch:
(i) TAUPDATE.EXE - TextAssist Patch application program
(ii) PATCH.EXE - Used by TAUPDATE.EXE to patch files
(iii) TAWIN.RTP - Patch for TextAssist Windows DLLs
(iv) TA1T3.RTP - Patch for TextAssist applications/libraries
(v) TACSP.RTP - Patch for TextAssist SB16/AWE32 driver
(vi) README.TXT - This file
(b) Which version of TextAssist is patched?
This patch will upgrade older version of TextAssist to
version 1.12. If you have a later version of TextAssist
(version 1.12 or greater), then you do not need this patch.
There are several ways to check whether you have the old version
of TextAssist:
(i) Your original TextAssist Program Disk has the following
disk ID code - TASS-STD-01 (Revision 1 or 2) or
SB16-TAS-01-ENG (Revision 3 or below), or
Your CD-ROM has the following disk ID code -
SBCD-STQ-01-EU5 (Revision 1)
(ii) The file TAREADER.EXE in your TextAssist
directory is dated at or before 6/22/1994.
Below are the file names, sizes, date & time stamps of all the
TextAssist software that is patched. After running TAUPDATE.EXE,
please verify that the new "patched" TextAssist software in your
system matches those in the list:
In your TextAssist directory:
File Name File Size File Date File Time
========= ========= ========= =========
CTSW.EXE 112352 10-20-94 1:12a
HOOK.DLL 13824 06-06-94 1:10a
TAREADER.EXE 46080 09-09-94 1:13a
TALKSCHD.EXE 134160 10-11-94 2:11a
TACONTRL.EXE 80896 06-16-94 1:11a
TADICT.EXE 32256 06-20-94 1:11a
TEXTOLE.EXE 178720 06-03-94 1:10a
In your Windows directory:
File Name File Size File Date File Time
========= ========= ========= =========
TSKERNEL.DLL 87520 09-21-94 1:12a
CTSFRAME.DLL 21712 10-13-94 1:12a
In your Sound Blaster directory:
File Name File Size File Date File Time
========= ========= ========= =========
WFM0201A.CSP 6776 05-25-94 2:02a
(c) How do I use this patch?
First, make sure that you are in DOS. This patch should be run
under DOS, and not in Windows.
You will need to run the program TAUPDATE.EXE to execute the
patch. TAUPDATE.EXE will prompt you for the full path to your
Sound Blaster, TextAssist, and Windows directories. Simply follow
the on-screen prompts and enter the correct directory paths, and
TAUPDATE.EXE will take care of the rest!
*** IMPORTANT ***
In order to successfully perform the patch, TAUPDATE.EXE requires
all the necessary files - TA1T3.RTP, TAWIN.RTP, TACSP.RTP and
PATCH.EXE - to be in the SAME directory as TAUPDATE.EXE.
(d) What is the difference between the original TextAssist and the
patched version?
The new patched version of TextAssist makes use of an improved
API, delivering better speech quality and future support
for foreign languages It provides better support for third-party
software developers utilizing TextAssist's text-to-speech system
in their products, and other neat enhancements.
(e) Will I encounter any side effects if I patch my older version of
TextAssist?
Well, not really. Ok, there may be one *tiny* problem - to support all
the great new features mentioned in Part (d) above, we've had to
change the way we store TextAssist voices.
All TextAssist voices (including any that you've created, using the
the TextAssist Control Panel) are saved in the file TAVOICE.DAT in
your TextAssist directory. Because of this change in the way we store
voices, any TAVOICE.DAT file created by the older version of the
TextAssist Control Panel cannot be recognized by the newer, patched
version of the TextAssist Control Panel.
In fact, it's recommended that after patching your TextAssist software,
you should delete the TAVOICE.DAT file from your TextAssist directory.
The next time you launch the TextAssist Control Panel from Windows,
a fresh TAVOICE.DAT file will be created.
(f) Limitations of the patch program.
The patch application program (TAUPDATE.EXE) will patch the FIRST
occurrence of the files that it is searching for. Therefore, if you
have two copies of the same file in your hard disk, it will only
patch the first copy that it finds.
For this reason, you must be very careful in how you specify the
path for the TAUPDATE.EXE program to search. If you follow the
examples given in this ReadMe file, then you should not have any
problems with successfully patching your TextAssist software.
(g) Copyright Notice & Licensing Information
This patch is Copyright (c) 1994, Creative Technology Ltd.
Permission is granted to current end-user licencees of Text
Assist to download this software only for their own use as
part of TextAssist and subject to the conditions of their
existing TextAssist license. ANY OTHER COPYING, DISTRIBUTION
OR USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS PROHIBITED.
***
Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, Or if you
wish to contact Creative for any reason, please contact your local
Creative subsidiary or write to:
Inside U.S.A., Canada and South America, contact:
Creative Labs, Inc. Technical Support
1523 Cimarron Plaza,
Stillwater, OK 74075 U.S.A.
TEL (405) 742-6622
FAX (405) 742-6633
BBS (405) 742-6660
Operating Hours (U.S.A. Central Time)
Mon-Sun 8:00am-12:00am (16 hours)
Public Holiday Closed
BBS 24 hours operational
Inside Europe, contact:
Creative Labs (IRELAND) Ltd. Technical Support
Blanchardstown Industrial Park,
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15,
IRELAND
Ireland
TEL (353) 1-820-7555
FAX (353) 1-820-5052
BBS (353) 1-820-3784
(353) 1-820-3818
Belgium
TEL Ring Germany or France
BBS (32) 32-3281-4631
(32) 32-3281-4632
France
TEL (33) 1.39.20.04.21
BBS (33) 1.39.20.90.43
(33) 1.39.20.90.47
Germany
TEL (49) 2131-102838
BBS (49) 2131-919820
(49) 2131-919823
UK
TEL (44) 734-344744
BBS (44) 743-360287
Note: Inside Europe, please direct all faxes to Ireland.
Inside Asia, contact:
Creative Technology Ltd. Technical Support
75 Ayer Rajah Crescent #01-04
Singapore 0513
TEL (065) 773-4048
FAX (065) 773-0353
BBS (065) 776-2423
Operating Hours (Singapore Time)
Mon-Fri 9:00am-6:00pm
Sat 9:00am-1:00pm
Sun & Public Holiday Closed
BBS 24 hours operational
CompuServe: GO BLASTER
Compuserve email address via Internet: 72662.1602@compuserve.com
Internet FTP Site: ftp.creaf.com
Internet address: ftpadmin@creative.creaf.com
*** End of ReadMe File ***