http://www.shareware.com/DD/sw/0,156,0616-1-004,00.html

> ReadPlease 2000 offers impressive
> text-to-speech technology
> that narrows the gap to a natural-sounding PC. The
> program provides four
> voices to read aloud documents, Web pages, or email,
> and its attractive
> interface features intuitive playback controls.
> ReadPlease can speak as
> fast or as slow as you wish: you control the pace
> and the pitch. Dates,
> dollar amounts, and greetings are pronounced with a
> natural sound, and it
> even recognizes email emoticons (smiley faces).
>
> FACT FILE:
> Program name:   ReadPlease
> Version:        2000
> Size:           6,971K
> Developed by:   MoneyTree Software
> License:        freeware
> Requirements:   Windows 95/98/NT


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