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Dane Trethowan <[log in to unmask]>
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Greetings!

As the Braille Light uses the Artic chip for voice I should think that the
voice would be the same for both but I could be very wrong.

Cheers

At 02:30 6/12/98 , you wrote:
>I am writing to inquire about notetakers.  I use a Braille Lite but am
>not satisfied with the quality of the speech.  I have spoken to Blazie
>and they have indicated they couldn't change the speech.  I find this a
>bit bogus as speech technology keeps advancing.  I have tried the
>HumanWare Companion and liked the speech though not the size.  I would be
>interested in hearing about the Artic notetakers and how their speech
>compares with the Blazie products.  I still like my Braille Lite for
>reading fine detail in Braille but would like an alternative for rapid
>reading.  I just heard about the Road Runner but will wait until further
>development before considering it.  Also does anyone know what happened
>to the company Technology for Independence?  They used to make a palmtop
>computer called the Mynah.  I think they may have disappeared.  Any
>information would be appreciated.  I would also like to tell Jay
>Leventhal my new email address which is [log in to unmask]  I still am
>receiving email with my old address but am migrating to Windows and will
>eventually get rid of my DOS email account.
>Dan
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