>> Yes, it can talk. Actually, the 128k Mac can talk with the right version
>> of MacInTalk (anyone remember the Talking Moose).
>
>Neat.
I think the first real use of MacInTalk I ever saw (beyond Talking Moose,
which was the first place I saw it at all, but I considered that a "show
off the technology" app) was in the game Captain Magneto (which I never
did solve, anyone know how to get the laser gun out of the room on the
island?)
>I did a custom install, but don't remember seeing it. Where is it/can I
>download a copy to install from Apple's downloads site or something?
It might have been an optional installer rather than being part of the
main OS installer as a custom item. If you have a 7.5 CD, check some of
the optional items on it. I would check my 7.5.5 CD, but I forgot it at
home (and didn't bother checking last night like I should have)
It should be listed as Text-To-Speech or PlainTalk, or you can download
the PlainTalk 1.5 installers from Apple's web site. That includes the
Text-To-Speech installer.
You want to install MacInTalk 2 (there are 3 versions, 2, 3, and Pro. 2
is the one that will probably work best on a Classic II, but 3 might also
work, you can try it. Pro is for 040's or PPCs)
You can find a list of the older Apple software at:
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http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html>
Click the link for System Software Downloads (or just scroll down about
2/3's of the page). Then in that list, scroll to the bottom of it. You
will find a little ways up from the bottom of the list is
"Macintosh/System/Speech/PlainTalk_1.5", the list is alphabetical. You
will want the 5 "English_TTS" disks (unless you want to hear your Mac
talk in spanish, in which case get the 3 "Mexican_TTS" disks as well.
-chris
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Received on Fri Jun 14 2002 - 12:57:37 BST