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SayTime -- The Speaking Clock
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SayTime is a speaking clock for your PC. It's easy to use, and will
always tell you the correct time, as reflected by your PC's clock.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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This program will run on 95% of all IBM-compatibles. If it locks up your
PC, as it does with just a few, you won't be able to use it. No harm will
be done....it's just that the timer chips used in some PC's are incompatible
with the digitized voice program used in SayTime. Try it out!
INSTALLATION
------------
Copy the program file, SAYTIME.EXE, into a directory named in your PATH
statement. If you need information on the PATH command, see your DOS
manual.
The remaining files, SAY.EXE and the number files, can be copied into any
directory you wish. The program works the very best when run from a RAM
drive, so you may want to copy these files into a RAM disk with this command
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
COPY [path]??? [ramdisk designation]
Before using SayTime, unless all the files are in the current directory, you
must tell the program where the files are. Do this by using the SET command
to provide an environment variable. Here's an example:
SET SAYTIME=E:
Or
SET SAYTIME=C:\UTIL
Be sure not to include a final backslash character!!!
This environment variable is essential if the number files are not in the
current directory. Without it, SayTime won't know where its files are.
Include this command either in your AUTOEXEC.BAT or in a batch file which
calls the program.
RUNNING SayTime
---------------
That's easy! Just give the command:
SAYTIME <Enter>
SayTime will run, then return you to your original directory.
If you don't like seeing the screen message, just add any non-blank character
to the command line. For example:
SAYTIME X <Enter>
NOTICE
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SayTime is hereby placed in the public domain. You may use it however you
like, and for any purpose. SayTime was written in Microsoft QuickBASIC,
version 3.0. It uses the voice digitizer invented by Alan D. Jones. If you
want information about this digitizer, it's available on the SLO BYTES BBS,
(805) 528-3753. (300/1200/2400 baud, 8N1)
George Campbell
1472 Sixth St.
Los Osos, CA 93402
SLO BYTES BBS
(805) 528-3753