GETTING THE SOFTWARE

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may have a Windows 3.1 operating system, you don't have enough hardware to run this. Windows 95 and up can run it without any problems. It has been tested under Windows 95, Windows 98 (revision 1 and 2), and Windows M.E. . Anyone who tries it on any platform, please make notes of error messages and any other programs running concurrently if problems occur and let me know please).

I could use the help, and so could our vocally disabled friends and relatives. Even someone with laryngitis can use this program for free. ANYONE can use it for free!

Some of my co-workers enjoy it because they can read their mail with it and work with their hands on other projects while they listen to the mail.

To get a copy, you can either download the files from this site or get a CD from me by mail. The files total about 3.5 megabytes, and should take only a few minutes with a 56K modem. It may stretch your patience to the limits to try to download this with any modem slower than 33.6. There is one file, and in contains the installation files. You must install the software on your computer before CHIPSpeaking will work. You also need to look over the README.ZIP and LICENSE.ZIP files included in the install directory,

C:\Program Files\CHIPSpeaking. You can also download them directly.

CHIPSpeaking™ is a software product that is FREE for anyone, so long as no commercial purpose is served and no fee is charged for it's use. The program starts out with a gray text entry screen. This will change white once you have opened the File/Open dialog. Then you pick a character. Once you have done this, you can see the white text entry screen.

Just type, and when you hit the ENTER or RETURN key, it will process your words into speech and the character's lips will move and animate it's expression. Speech comes out of the sound card and speakers, hence the requirement of a multimedia equipped computer.

Please check the Help menu and look over the information there. If you need help with the program, feel free to send me an e-mail with the details of the problem. I will get back to you as soon as possible. If it requires phone support, I may have to call you collect, but I will call. Just state a good time during the evening and I will call the number you leave collect. Have your notes handy so we can get to the heart of your problem fast.

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CHIPSpeaking™ is a software product that is FREE for anyone, so long as no commercial purpose is served and no fee is charged for it's use. Commercial users can contact me by

e-mail. at

chipspeaking@aol.com for commercial licensing terms.

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To contact us:

CHIPSpeaking Software

112 Dean Court

Lexington, SC 29073-7567

Email: chipspeaking@aol.com