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SW-TALK.DOC
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║ SW-TALK (THE VOICE LIBRARY) ║
║ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ║
║ ║
║ VERSION 1.71 C.S.S. Inc. ║
║ COPYRIGHT 3005 GLENMORE AVE. ║
║ 1990, 1991 BALTI., MD 21214 ║
║ CREATIVE SOFTWARE SOUNDS Inc. Orlando Dare ║
║ CompuServe [70461,3520] ║
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║ Table of Contents ║
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║ I. Introduction ║
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║ II. Files on this Disk ║
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║ III. How to Run THE DEMO/TUTORIAL PROGRAM ║
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║ IV. Errors/Problems ║
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║ V. How to use THE VOICE LIBRARY ║
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║ VI. Other Products ║
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║ VII. Shareware Distribution ║
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║ VIII. How to register ║
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I. Introduction
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THE VOICE LIBRARY is a new product designed to be used by shareware
authors. This is the first packages that enable you to reproduce
real human speech thru the PC speaker and add them to your programs.
This disk contains several words and phrases that can be used to jazz
up your programs and help increase your registrations.
To increase your registrations you can say "PLEASE REGISTER YOUR
SHAREWARE, WHAT YOU HAVE IS A UNREGISTERED COPY FOR EVALUATION ONLY,
THIS IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE, PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT" and
much more. You can also use this package to welcome the user to your
program and instruct the user on how to use your program. You select
which words you would like to use from the speech library list and
copy them to your program disk with the file SW-TALK.EXE.
This product is VEARY EASY TO USE. SW-TALK can be execuated by using
batch files (Refer to: EXAMPLE.BAT) or added to your programs (Refer
to: EXAMPLE.BAS). If your compiler supports the SHELL or DOS_CALL
command or a simular command, then you can add speech anywhere in your
program. All of the popular compliers allow you to access dos.
Also included on this disk is a PCX display program. The PCX display
program can be used to display hi-resolution graphic pictures on the
EGA/VGA monitor. you can use this to display your program introduction
screen or You can use this to create a talking slideshow !!!!!!!!!!.
If you use this product with your programs, please support the shareware
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concept and send in your registration. THIS PACKAGE COST ONLY $ 20.00
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This package has helped several authors increase their registrations
and I know it will help you increase yours.
II. Files on this Disks
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Below is a list of the files that should be on this distribution disk:
RUNME.BAT This is a main demo program. Run this program the
first time you use this package.
TUTOR.BAT This is a tutorial program that will show you how
to use the speech library.
SW-TALK.EXE This is the main voice output program. This file
should be executed to have the computer say
words. EXAMPLE: SW-TALK hi welcome
DISPLAY.EXE This is the PCX display program. This file should
be executed to display PCX pictures on your
monitor. This program will run much faster from
your hard drive. EXAMPLE: display happy.pcx
ALLWORDS.BAT This is a batch file that will say all of the words
that are contained on this disk.
HAPPY.BAT This is a batch file that will display the
happy.pcx file and sing the happy birthday song.
PHONE.BAT This is a batch file that will make the computer
sound like a phone ringing.
PRINTDOC.BAT This will print all of the document files.
HAPPY.PCX This is the PCX graphic picture for happy birthday.
SW-TALK.DOC This document file. To print this document
type: "print SW-TALK.doc"
README.DOC A introduction document to THE VOICE LIBRARY.
ORDER.FRM Order form for THE VOICE LIBRARY.
EXAMPLE.BAT A batch file example you can use.
EXAMPLE.BAS A basic file example you can use. This file will
run on basic versions that support the SHELL
command. GWBASIC, QBASIC, BASICA support the
shell command.
SPEECH LIBRARY FILES on this disk
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TYPE IN TO SAY THESE WORDS EXAMPLE: TO SAY "GOOD AFTERNOON"
------- ------------------ TYPE IN: SW-TALK AFTERNOON
AFTERNOON GOOD AFTERNOON
ALARM ALARM
AND AND
ANYKEY PRESS ANY KEY TO
BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY
COMEAGAIN COME AGAIN
CONTINUE PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
CONTROLC CONTROL C
DEMO DEMONSTRATION
ENTER PRESS ENTER TO
ESC PRESS ESCAPE TO
EVALUATION WHAT YOU HAVE IS A UNREGISTERED COPY, FOR EVALUATION ONLY
EXIT EXIT
FILENOT FILE NOT FOUND
FORHELP FOR HELP
FORUSING FOR USING OUR
FORVISIT FOR VISITING
GOODBYE GOODBYE
HBDSONG THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG
HELLO HELLO
HI HI
IFYOU IF YOU CONTINUE TO USE THIS