PlainTalk SR (speech recognition) Code Name: Casper
Keep Talking
Most AV computers today have speech recognition software in which a person talks and the computer responds with a reply or an action. Upon saying 窶弩hat time is it?窶 the computer will reply 窶彜even-zero-three PM窶. If you have the correct software you can ask the computer the questions after the following instructions:
Version Information:
If you have PlainTalk version 1.0 (for 660AV and 840AV only), you
would need to have System Speech Rules v1.2 AND be running
AppleScript 1.1 to enable the Easter eggs. Consider upgrading to
PlainTalk 1.3 if there is no easier way to obtain AS 1.1.
If you have PlainTalk version 1.2 (for Power Macintosh only), you
can turn on Speech Recognition and try out the eggs immediately.
If you have upgraded to PlainTalk version 1.3 (for 660AV, 840AV,
and Power Macintosh with System 7.5), the new System Speech Rules
file only contains one of the 1.2 Easter eggs. There are no known
side-effects by downgrading System Speech Rules, but you should
keep a backup of the original handy.
Ask the computer the following under the situations indicated:
1. "Are there any Easter Eggs?" in Finder
2. "Do you need help?" in SimpleText/TeachText
3. "I need help!" in SimpleText/TeachText
4. "Tell me about Casper." with Speech Setup open
5. "What about Speech Recognition?" with Speech Setup open
6. "Did anyone test you?" with Speech Setup open
7. "Who was the boss?" with Speech Setup open
(The responces are below so you can try the egg first before seeing it)
Balloon Help
Also, try selecting the version number with Balloon Help in Speech Setup.
Hilarious Message
From: Patrick Dekker and Anthony Sciola (leaper@brown.edu)
I am told that in the Speech Setup, version 1.3, Control Panel click the speaker icon and say an often hilarious message that was previously tucked away in the 'ttvd' resource. The text resource, I believe, is suppose to be "I sure like being inside this fancy computer". This egg will only work for version 1.3 of Speech Manager and will not work in any of the versions for the above trick described (the 'ttvd' resource does not exist in any of them).
In MacinTalk, version 1.4.1, and probably other versions, "I sure like being inside this fancy computer" is the sample text for the Fred default voice. A few other voices, other than the MacinTalk Pro voices, also have interesting sayings.
ï｣ｿJoking Around
From: Wayne Rugenstein (jsracer@sky.net) and Wraithe (Ianm@gnu.ai.mit.edu)
Using Speech Recognition 1.4.1 say "tell me a joke" and it will tell you a knock-knock joke. If you say "go away" it will abort the joke. This is not much of an easter egg since the joke file, "Tell me a joke", is pretty obvious sitting there in the "Speakable Items" folder. If you crack the file open with ResEdit you can see all of the diferent jokes (there are a lot of them). If you do not know how to do a knock-knock joke, here's what you do: Your computer will say "Knock, knock," you reply by saying "Who's there?" When it responds with a name, repeat the name, then say "who?"
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Speech Macro Editor
Go to "About Speech Macro Editor..." and Balloon help the pictures on the left-side of the window.
These are the Responses to Above: (The dialogue in quotes is spoken by the computer, while the dialogue without quotes is written in the speech window. If the dialog has just quotes it is spoken and written.)
1. 窶廬f there were any do you think I would tell you?窶
2. 窶廬窶冦 trapped inside this computer and I can窶冲 escape!窶
3. 窶廬窶冦 sorry, they did not have time to add my artificial intelligence module.窶
4. 窶廩e窶冱 a friendly ghost from ATG窶-Version 1.2 updated by Jeff Shulman and Laile Di
Silvestro (Casper was the development name for Speech Recognition)
5. 窶廛on窶冲 forget ATG窶-Version 1.2 by Kurt Rodarmer, Matt Pallakoff and Arlo Reeves
6. 窶廸ot to mention ULQ窶-Of course! I was tested by 窶廝raz窶 Ford and Morgan Wize
7. 窶廾ur fearless leader窶-The boss was Tim Schaaff
Note: ATG stands for Apple's "Advanced Technology Group".
