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/3/ Products

Chapter /3/ - specifications for three speech products and voice systems.

Product specifications

Speech products and voice systems
ProductSpecification
Apple MacInTalk Pro 2High quality synthetic voices released in 1993, including Victoria, Bruce, and Agnes. Victoria's voice was used for Macintosh alert messages.
DECtalk software voicesUS English male, female, and child software voices from 1995-1997, plus a British English version of DECtalk.
Fonix FAAST 4.0Fonix female synthetic voice work, including beta availability noted for July 2000.

Note

MacInTalk Pro 2 dates from 1993 and the DECtalk software voices from 1995 to 1997. Fonix FAAST 4.0 is listed at beta availability for July 2000.