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SECTION 2.0 GETTING STARTED WITH FLIPPER


The enclosed disk contains a locked copy of Flipper.  Until it
is unlocked, it will make an announcement every time you enter
the review mode after twenty minutes. This copy can be unlocked
over the phone by contacting either Steve or Cynthia.  Please
call us and we will immediately unlock your copy for you by
telephone.

Flipper can use one of several voice synthesizers, the Accent
from Aicom corporation,
the SynPhonix card from Artic Technologies, the Dectalk
from Digital Equipment corporation, the Echo from Street
Electronics, and the Votrax PSS.  Before you can start using
Flipper, you need to set up one of these devices.  The following
paragraphs explain how to set up Flipper with the corresponding
output devices, booting from a floppy disk.  Flipper can also be
loaded onto a hard disk and can start automatically from it, as
described following the synthesizer installation instructions.


In general, the devices fall into two categories, serial external
devices, and internal card synthesizers.  Serial synthesizers can
be connected with a simple three wire null modem cable.  They should
be set to 9600 baud, even parity, one stop bet, 7 bits per character
and software (Xon, Xoff) handshaking.

The instructions for installing the internal cards are included
with the synthesizers, but we suggest that you either have your
computer store or an experienced friend do the installation if
you have not installed cards before.  The installation, however,
is quite straightforward.  Internal Cards require software to
be loaded, as explained below.

THE ARTIC CARD:

To use Flipper with the Synphonix card from Artic Technologies,
you will first need to do two things.  First, you need to
install the Artic Card in the back of the computer.

Next, you will need to make a working disk for Flipper (or you
can use a hard disk).  To configure a startup disk for Flipper,
format a boot disk for MS--DOS 2.0 or later, then copy onto it
all of the files from your Flipper disk and these two additional
files:

"sonix.com" and "tts.com"

They are part of the Synphonix package from Artic Technologies.

After you have finished copying the files, you will have a disk
which will load Flipper automatically if it is in the A: drive
when you turn on your computer.

THE ACCENT:

To use Flipper with the Accent from Aicom Corporation,
you will first need to do two things.  First, you need to
install the Accent in the back of the computer.

Next, you will need to make a working disk for Flipper (or you
can use a hard disk).  To configure a startup disk for Flipper,
format a boot disk for MS--DOS 2.0 or later, then copy onto it
all of the files from your Flipper disk, then delete the file
"vocab.lex".  The additional file:

"spkacnt.dvc"

which is also needed, is part of the package from Aicom.  The
next step is to rename the file named "accent.bat" to
"autoexec.bat", and the file named "accent.sys" to "config.sys".

You should now have a disk which will load Flipper automatically
if it is in the A: drive when you turn on your computer.

THE ACCENT MINI:

To use Flipper with the Accent Mini from Aicom Corporation,
you will first need to do two things.  First, you need to
install the Accent mini in the back of the computer.

Next, you will need to make a working disk for Flipper (or you
can use a hard disk).  To configure a startup disk for Flipper,
format a boot disk for MS--DOS 2.0 or later, then copy onto it
all of the files from your Flipper disk, then delete the file
"vocab.lex".  The additional file:

"spkmini.dvc"

which is also needed, is part of the package from Aicom.  The
next step is to rename the file named "mini.bat" to
"autoexec.bat", and the file named "mini.sys" to "config.sys".

You should now have a disk which will load Flipper automatically
if it is in the A: drive when you turn on your computer.


THE DECTALK:

The Dectalk must be attached to your computer by its serial
port, communication port one or two.  Flipper can use the cable
included with the Dectalk for connection to the Dectalk.  The
Dectalk needs to be set to 9600 baud and connected through its
host port.  To make a startup disk for the Dectalk, format a
boot disk for MS--DOS 2.0 or later, copy all of the files from
the Flipper disk onto it, then rename the file named
"dectalk.bat" to "autoexec.bat". If you want to use the
secondary serial port for the Dectalk, you will need to change
the d followed by a 1 in that file, on the line starting with
"flipper" , to a d followed by a 2.  All that Flipper needs when
it is loading is to have a d followed by a 1 on its command line
if it is to use a Dectalk attached to the primary serial port,
or d followed by a 2 if it is to use a Dectalk attached to the
computer's secondary serial port.  If you have difficulty
configuring the Dectalk, please call us.  You should now have a
disk which will load Flipper automatically if it is in the A:
drive when you turn on your computer.



THE ECHO:

The ECHO must be attached to your computer by its serial port,
communication port one or two.  Flipper can use the cable
included with the ECHO to connect to the ECHO.  The ECHO needs
to be set to 9600 baud.  To make a startup disk for the ECHO,
format a boot disk for MS--DOS 2.0 or later, copy all of the
files from the Flipper disk onto it, then rename the file named
"echopc.bat" to "autoexec.bat". If you want to use the secondary
serial port for the ECHO, you will need to change the e followed
by a 1 in that file, on the line starting with "flipper", to an
e followed by a 2.  All that Flipper needs when it is loading is
to have a e1 on its command line if it is to use a ECHO attached
to the primary serial port, or e followed by a 2 if it is to use
a ECHO attached to the computer's secondary serial port.  If you
have difficulty configuring the ECHO, please call us.  You
should now have a disk which will load Flipper automatically if
it is in the A: drive when you turn on your computer.  The
ECHO's response time is slow, so you will probably want to use
word by word echo.

THE BRAILLE AND SPEAK AND THE POCKETBRAILLE:

These devices must be attached to your computer by its serial
port, communication port one or two.  Flipper can use a three
wire null modem cable for connection.  The device should be set
to 9600 baud.  To make a startup disk, format a boot disk for
MS--DOS 2.0 or later, copy all of the files from the Flipper
disk onto it, then rename the file named "B_S.bat" to
"autoexec.bat". If you want to use the secondary serial port,
you will need to change the b followed by a 1 in that file, on
the line starting with "flipper", to an b followed by a 2.  All
that Flipper needs when it is loading is to have a b1 on its
command line if it is to use the primary serial port, or b
followed by a 2 if it is to use the computer's secondary serial
port.  If you have difficulty, please call us.  You should now
have a disk which will load Flipper automatically if it is in
the A: drive when you turn on your computer.  You will probably
want to use word by word echo with these devices.

THE VOTRAX:

The VOTRAX must be attached to your computer by its serial port,
communication port one or two.  Flipper can use the cable
included with the VOTRAX to connect to the VOTRAX.  The VOTRAX
needs to be set to 9600 baud.  To make a startup disk for the
VOTRAX, format a boot disk for MS--DOS 2.0 or later, copy all of
the files from the Flipper disk onto it, then rename the file
named "votrax.bat" to "autoexec.bat".  If you want to use the
secondary serial port for the VOTRAX, you will need to change
the v followed by a 1 in that file, on the line starting with
"flipper", to a v followed by a 2.  All that Flipper needs when
it is loading is to have a v followed by a 1 on its command line
if it is to use a VOTRAX attached to the primary serial port, or
v followed by a 2 if it is to use a VOTRAX attached to the
computer's secondary serial port.  If you have difficulty
configuring the VOTRAX, please call us.  You should now have a
disk which will load Flipper automatically if it is in the A:
drive when you turn on your computer.  The VOTRAX's response
time is slow, so you will probably want to use word by word
echo.

OTHER SPEECH DEVICES:

Please call for information regarding use of other speech output
devices.

SETTING UP A HARD DISK:

The preferred method for setting up a hard disk is to copy all of
the files from the Flipper disk into a subdirectory called
"FLIPPER", along with any support files, such as "SONIX.COM" and
"TTS.COM" for the Artic card.  An example "AUTOEXEC.BAT" file is
included on the disk in the file called "HARD.BAT".  It should
be renamed AUTOEXEC.BAT and then placed in the root directory of
the hard disk.  You may need to remove the SONIX and TTS lines,
if you are using another synthesizer, as well as adding the
necessary characters to the "FLIPPER" line.  For the Accent,
you will also need to set up the CONFIG.SYS file as noted
earlier.