datajake1999

@datajake1999@dragonscave.space

I am totally blind, and I am interested in archiving rare software such as old screen readers and speech synthesizers. I am also an audio and mythology nerd.

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Eloquence 4.7 for modern NVDA is now available! https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/synthesizers%20for%20nvda/eloquence/Eloq47_2023.nvda-addon

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A new version of the DECtalk speak windows collection is up! This version includes some builds produced this year, and it is a bit more organized. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/dectalk%20software%20and%20manual/DECtalk%20Speak%20windows.7z

datajake1999, to random

I found a zip file containing 500 General MIDI soundfonts on the Internet Archive, totaling around 46 GB when uncompressed. I have mirrored the contents of the archive at https://datajake.braillescreen.net/500_Soundfonts_Full_GM_Sets

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The MikroPuhe speech synthesizer has the ability to sing, and ships with some example song files. One of these is an attempt at singing a song in english, and @MutedTrampet and I find this hilarious.

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This article about screen readers is extremely misleading. https://fixthephoto.com/best-screen-readers-for-the-blind.html

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The existence of a start menu implies the existence of a stop menu.

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Many years ago, I downloaded a BitTorrent Sync folder that contains over 80 GB of speech synthesizers. In this folder, there is a copy of Mikropuhe 5.1 (a Finnish speech synthesizer). The Mikropuhe CD happened to contain a copy of a Speech Synthesis CD-ROM from 1999. It turns out this CD on a CD has the high quality WAV versions of the speech synthesis examples I found almost 10 years ago, and this was all sitting on my hard drive all this time! I have uploaded this speech synthesis CD at https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/SpeechCD.zip
Enjoy and boost!

datajake1999, to random

I got my DECtalk PC2 yesterday, and I ran the demo application with the NWS version of DECtalk that I built for this hardware.

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I just uploaded FLAC versions of the audio tracks that are on the Gravis Ultrasound Experience CD. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/manual%20and%20tutorial%20tapes/Gravis%20Ultrasound%20Experience

datajake1999, to random

For anyone who likes the original eSpeak, I have uploaded all versions for all platforms to https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/espeak/

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A new version of the Orpheus NVDA addon is available! https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/synthesizers%20for%20nvda/orpheus.nvda-addon
A version that doesn't include the natural voices can be found at https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/synthesizers%20for%20nvda/orpheus_light.nvda-addon

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I am possibly the first person who discovered and archived some extremely rare MIDI files that were included with WordPerfect Presentations 2.0. The DOS version of this program includes GS SFX MIDIs, however the program change message for selecting the SFX drum kit is off by 1 (57 instead of 56), so they won't play properly unless you edit them. You can download an archive of all of these MIDI files at https://datajake.braillescreen.net/utilities/WordPerfect%20Presentations%202.0%20MIDI%20files.7z

datajake1999, to random

I have uploaded all NVDA versions ranging from 0.5 to 2014.4. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/old_nvda_installers

datajake1999, to random

Audioquest Is Selling Snake Oil & Audiophile Computers Are A Scam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjsc_LTurl0

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Audio tutorials for the Talks screen reader have just been archived. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/manual%20and%20tutorial%20tapes/Talks%202006%20AUDIO

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The DECtalk source code includes some weather transcript's, and I decided to record the output of my DECtalk PC2 performing these files. https://youtu.be/HHU9YR_37aQ

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I just uploaded the source code for my Windows NT port of the DECtalk PC DLL. https://github.com/datajake1999/dtpcnt

datajake1999, to random

I built DECtalk 4.60 R8 with NEW_VTM and NEW_INTONATION defined, and got an interesting build. Here is a Text Assist demo rendered with this version.

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I just uploaded the Thunder screen reader audio tutorials. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/manual%20and%20tutorial%20tapes/Thunder

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I just wrote a Win32 application that simulates time announcements as heard on CRS. by default, it announces the time every quarter hour. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/dectalk%20software%20and%20manual/nwsclock.zip

datajake1999, to random

I have uploaded my copy of the Blind Cool Tech Archive to https://datajake.braillescreen.net/bct.

datajake1999, to random

I just discovered a tiny text editor for Windows called GreenPad. https://github.com/RamonUnch/GreenPad

datajake1999, to random

Curious, does anyone happen to have the Audio Tutorial for Sendero GPS version 3.3 or older? I had this many years ago, however I sadly lost it.

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I just found an archive that contains over 200000 MIDI files. It is over 6 GB uncompressed, and I re-compressed it to 7Z to reduce the download size a bit. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/200K%20MEGA%20MIDI.7z

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It is possible this is the first time this has happened in DECtalk history.

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