MacInTalk
E818215
MacInTalk is Apple's early text-to-speech synthesis system for Macintosh computers, known for its distinctive robotic voice.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
speech synthesis software
ⓘ
text-to-speech system ⓘ |
| associatedWithBrand | Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioCharacteristic |
robotic timbre
ⓘ
synthetic prosody ⓘ |
| audioOutputFormat | monophonic sound ⓘ |
| category |
Macintosh software
ⓘ
speech synthesis software ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Apple Computer, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | bundled with Macintosh system software ⓘ |
| era | 1980s personal computing ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
assistive technology software
ⓘ
speech synthesis ⓘ |
| hardwareRequirement | Macintosh with sound output capability ⓘ |
| hasType | formant-based speech synthesizer ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the early widely known microcomputer TTS systems ⓘ |
| influenced | later Apple text-to-speech systems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| licensing | proprietary software ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive robotic voice
ⓘ
real-time text-to-speech conversion ⓘ |
| notableUse | public demonstrations of the original Macintosh ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Classic Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| output | spoken audio ⓘ |
| partOf | Macintosh system software stack ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple Macintosh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macintosh 128K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOn | Motorola 68000-based Macintosh computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Apple Speech Manager
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PlainTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
phoneme-based synthesis
ⓘ
programmable speech parameters ⓘ |
| supportsInput | ASCII text ⓘ |
| targetUser |
general Macintosh users
ⓘ
visually impaired users ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Apple Macintosh demonstrations
ⓘ
Macintosh system alerts ⓘ screen reading applications ⓘ |
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