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- Talk Time v1 @
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- Programed By Matthew Newton.
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- Contents......
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- 1> What is `TALK-TIME'?
- 2> Usage and requiremnts.
- 3> Why did I write it?
- 4> Registering,troubleshooting,bugs,etc.
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- 1> WHAT IS TALK TIME?
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- Talk Time is a small program that speaks the time to you whenever
- it is executed. It use standard IFF sound samples and so it is
- possible to replace Talk-Time's voice with your own, your girlfriend's
- or even the Prime Minister's (providing you can get him to do some
- samples).
- It is the speaking clock for your Amiga!
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- 2> USAGE AND REQUIREMENTs.
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- USAGE.
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- Just type TALK-TIME into any CLI or double click on it's icon in
- Workbench.
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- Parameters.`?' or `FD'
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- Type `TALK-TIME ?' into any CLI for on-line help and click the left
- mousebutton to move on through the text.
- Talk-Time was tayloired to run on a Hard Drive or from RAM if you
- want to use it from a floppy disk either put the sound samples in RAM:
- or type `FD' after TALK-TIME. i.e. `TALK-TIME FD'
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- Talk-Time is WB friendly so it doesn`t crash if run from WB,
- however as it stands at the moment I can`t suss outhow to pass
- Talk-Time any parameters (such as ? or FD) when launched from WB.
- Scripts and the Default Tool line in the icon don`t seem to work
- (although they should). So as it stands at the moment if Talk-Time
- needs any parameters passed to it then it is CLI only. Hey, feel free
- to experiment maybe you can get it to work as it is supposed to. If
- you succeed then PLEASE let me know what I`m doing wrong. The only
- thing this is gonna muck up is launching Talk-Time from WB and wanting
- the ? options or if you have the sound samples on floppy and need to
- use FD parameter. Sorry I tried. I`m hoping most of you have Hard
- Drives anyway.
-
- You will need to set up an ASSIGN of `TALK-TIME:' pointing to
- wherever you keep the sound samples that Talk-Time uses. For example
- if I kept the sound samples in a drawer called `CLOCK-SNDS' and kept
- that within my `S' drawer on my Hard Drive then I would need to set up
- an assign of:-
- `ASSIGN TALK-TIME: HD0:S/CLOCK-SNDS/'
- It would be very wise to include this assign in your `User-Startup'
- file then you needed type in evey time you want to set up Talk-Time.
- Everybody should know how to do an Assign by now and if not then
- find out, look it up or ask around!
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- REQUIREMENTS.
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- Sound Samples.
-
- You need sound samples for Talk-Time to use. They should be
- standard 8bit IFF sound samples (I`ve never tried with 16bit samples
- they may work) and they should consist of the following :-
- 1.SND (saying `one')
- 2.SND (guess)
- 3.SND
- 4.SND
- and so on down to
- 20.SND
- then you`ll need
- 30.SND
- 40.SND
- 50.SND
- AM.SND (saying `AM')
- PM.SND (saying `PM')
- 0.SND (saying `O CLOCK')
- O.SND (saying `O')
- also an optional The-Time-Is.SND (saying `The Time Is')
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- `The-Time-Is.SND' sample is optional and will only be loaded if
- it`s present. It is an announcement and can be what ever you like.
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- Any Amiga!
-
- No, seriously Talk-Time should work off any Amiga. That should
- cheer up all you A500 owners. It has only been tested on an Amiga CD32
- with SX1 unit but there is no reason why it shouldn`t work off any
- Amiga. Hey, if I'm wrong let me know and I`ll see if I can fix it and
- send you another version.
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- 3> WHY DID I WRITE IT?
-
- I have a friend who is always trying to get me to switch to a PC
- (don`t do it things only get worse!). He has a very good PC, very
- fast, 16MB RAM, 1GIG Hard Drive, the works. It crashed four times in
- the space of 3 hours. None of the icons presented when it loaded
- Windows95 up could be clicked on directly as paths or setups wern`t
- correct, or you had to go back to DOS, he couldn`t load in a
- background picture for the Windows that opened up and yet dispite all
- this he still tryed to convince me that PC`s were better.
- For petes sake they cost more than twice the average Amiga set up!
- One of his lines was `You`ll never get this on any Amiga!' as he
- showed me a speaking clock program with his girlfriend`s voice.
- Unimpressed I came back and programed the same bloody thing on the
- Amiga in 24 hours and it`s a fraction of the size his was! So now you
- can all have a speaking clock on your Amiga without all the
- disadvantages of having a PC. Have fun!
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- 4> REGISTERING,TROUBLESHOOTING,BUGS,ETC.
-
- Well, Talk-Time is Gift-Ware. I keep all ownership rights and the
- copyright but you all have permision to copy and distribute it freely
- providing you don`t take the credit for Talk-Time, you always inlcude
- this DOC file and the sound samples and you don`t make profit from it!
- Bung it on the InterNet, stick it in PD Librarys, give it to your
- friends just make sure it is all complete with this DOC file and sound
- samples and that you`re not making a huge profit out of it.
-
- Now comes the pleading.
- The sound samples given out with this arn`t really that good and
- this is because I need a new sampler. Soooooo anyone who wants to send
- me money for my efforts and generosity PLEASE, PLEASE do so. I`ll get
- a new sampler then more RAM: (I`ve only 2MEG) and generally upgrade my
- system.
-
- Tell you what, if that isn`t incentive enough (who am I kidding?)
- anyone who sends me money and their name and address I`ll send
- Talk-Time-V2 to. When of course I`ve programed it. I`ve already
- started through.
- Talk-Time-V2 will hopefully have a small window bar display which
- when clicked on speaks the time to you, also settings for 24hr or 12hr
- modes an alarm with custom sound sample, beep or Talk-Time mode,
- hotkey support if I can suss it out I`ll also be build in.
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- I don`t think there are any bugs with Talk-Time but if you find any
- PLEASE let me know. It is my first ever program so anything is
- possible I guess.
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- Right now the address.........
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- Matthew Newton
- 44 Meriton Road
- Handforth
- Wilmslow
- Cheshire
- SK9 3HB
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- If you are one of the generous few sending me money then please
- only send me stuff I can cash in at the bank without being charged for
- it. i.e. Postal Orders, Cheques, I think Sterling is alright, but no
- forgien currencies please (unless it`s a heck of a lot, of course).
- Suggested amount 1,000,000 pounds or anything you feel like really.
-
- Cheers, thats all folks, have fun!
-
- MATTHEW NEWTON
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- P.S. Thanks for the piss up Rick. What happened? Anyway, I owe you one!
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