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	PlainTalk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		PlainTalk is the collective name for several speech synthesis (MacInTalk) and speech recognition technologies, developed by Apple Computer.
		The result was "PlainTalk," released with the AV Quadras of 1993.
		It was used by Apple in the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984, to let the personal computer introduce itself to the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apple_PlainTalk (884 words)

	Apple - Mac OS X - Speech
		Apple’s Speech Recognition and Speech Synthesis Technologies now give speech-savvy applications the power to carry out your voice commands and even speak back to you in plain English.
		Speak Up Apple Speech Recognition lets your Macintosh understand what you say, giving you a new dimension for interacting with and controlling your computer by voice.
		Apple’s leadership in speech recognition technology makes it possible by bringing a whole new dimension to the user interface: speech.
	www.apple.com /macosx/features/speech (223 words)

	Voice Recognition Software - PlainTalk, Speakable Items
		PlainTalk is a "continuous-speech recognition" technology, which means that you don't have to add...
		PlainTalk is also tolerant of extraneous noises (such as coughs or door slams) and of different kinds of acoustic environments (a studio versus a conference room, for example).
		Apple has made a serious commitment to speech technology (it has been shipping speech-related products since 1993), and you can expect to see more widespread use of voice-recognition tools in the coming years.
	emusician.com /mag/emusic_talk_cheap (2793 words)

	Reality News
		PlainTalk SR will be receiving a slower revision; the team would have liked to do a lot more with this technology but rumors tell us that they aren't getting the funds they need.
		Otherwise Apple may fall short of another opportunity, as another alternative may be chosen to be embraced by the developers.
		Apple will be supporting the G4 first with Rhapsody, according to plans relayed by a source a little over a month ago.
	www.appleinsider.com /archives/030998/news.shtml (2443 words)

	Hands On: Griffin NE Mic
		Apple's PlainTalk microphone is different from a standard mic in that incorporates a built-in preamplifier that supplies a line level audio input to the computer.
		And while Apple's own PlainTalk microphone is a very decent unit, it must be either perched on top of your computer monitor or held, neither of which is necessarily the most ideal or convenient solution.
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	www.lowendmac.com /misc/2k1106.html (960 words)

	Sound in won't work on Performa? \| Applefritter
		Now I knew that Apple Plaintalk mics were different, but this wasn't a problem with any of my previous Powerbooks (145, 170).
		The added length of the Apple PlainTalk Microphone jack connects the jack to a power source for the amplification.
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	www.applefritter.com /node/18808 (419 words)

	TidBITS#545/28-Aug-00
		Apple's now-defunct Newton PDA - particularly Newton 2.0 - offered good handwriting recognition on its entire screen; the ever-popular Palm devices recognize a stylized handwriting (Graffiti) in a small area at the bottom of the screen.
		PlainTalk's first rumblings were felt in 1990, when speech recognition labs complained of a sudden "brain drain." Apple, sparing no expense, was hiring every researcher it could find.
		After about a year of intensive work, Apple began demonstrating the fruits of its labors, code-named Casper, which became publicly available as PlainTalk in the AV Macs of 1993; it was then made standard in 1994 as part of System 7.1.2, with the emergence of the PowerPC-based Macs.
	www.tidbits.com /tb-issues/TidBITS-545.html (4224 words)

	PlainTalk 1.5: Read Me
		PlainTalk is a collection of software that enables your Macintosh to speak written text and respond to spoken commands.
		PlainTalk 1.5 is a relatively minor update to PlainTalk 1.4.1.
		PlainTalk 1.4 and later contain three separate installers to make it easier to install just the parts that are appropriate for your needs: English Text-to-Speech, Mexican Spanish Text-to-Speech, and English Speech Recognition.
	www.mug.jhmi.edu /mirrors/InfoAlley/1196/11/plaintalk.html (1683 words)

	Roger Wilco Support & Hints
		Therefore, if a Mac user wants to use headset mikes designed for use with PC soundcards, he or she must have an external pre-amp to bridge the gap.
		The Apple Plaintalk mike has most of the parts needed to make an external pre-amp box.
		Drill a second 1/16" hole to accomodate the wire connecting your Mac to the Plaintalk on the opposite side of the enclosure.
	rogerwilco.gamespy.com /support/rw/mac/macmikes.html (713 words)

	MacRocks.com -- Griffin NE Mic
		This little gadget may be just what you were looking for your PowerMac with the utterly non standard Apple PlainTalk mic input.
		Although effective with Apple's proprietary PlainTalk mic, the audio input on many PowerMacs are simply too proprietary to use any other mic.
		Although the only reasons we could speculate anyone would want to use any of the mics were cosmetic as the Apple PlainTalk mic works as good or better than the off the shelf variety.
	www.macrocks.com /audiomidi/arch/nemic.html (672 words)

	PlainTalk - WikiMac - A Wikia wiki
		The company SoftVoice had created a program called Software Automatic Mouth for the Apple II and other early personal computers.
		The developers of S.A.M. had been seeded with pre-release versions of the Macintosh and ported it to the platform.
		It is unclear whether Apple ever had access to the source code.
	mac.wikia.com /wiki/PlainTalk (750 words)

	Installing Apple's G4 Noise Mod
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		These were recorded using an old beige G3 (in my server closet, but still sound from it could leak through onto this recording) and an Apple Plaintalk microphone taped to a table about 8 feet from the MDD machine using Amadeus II.
	www.splefty.com /G4mod (943 words)

	The PowerBook Zone-Www.pbzone.coM
		If the Bookendz mic port isn't compatible with PlainTalk or ViaVoice mics, this needs to be stated up front -- both on the outside of the box and on their web site.
		This is the case with Apple PlainTalk mics, and apparently the microphone supplied with the IBM ViaVoice program.
		Apple's next big event is MacWorld New York in July.
	www.pbzone.com /archive/0500_16thru23.shtml (1341 words)

	Point & Click Radio for October 27, 1999: Computer Speech with Kim Silverman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He demonstrated the latest developments in speech synthesis and speech recognition and also talked about Apple's strategy for integrating speech into the user interface.
		The Speech section of Apple's Mac OS 9 site describes the speech-related features in Mac OS 9.
		PlainTalk Discussion List - Sign up for this Internet Mail List and get answers to your questions about Apple's PlainTalk technology.
	www.kzyx.org /pc/archives/oct27_99.html (224 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for PlainTalk
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		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "PlainTalk" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=PlainTalk (187 words)

	Power Mac 6100 Peripherals
		Apple Stylewriter--One of the early inkjets, which is also based on a Canon engine.
		Apple's Remote Access or PPP software is pretty much it, although Rockstar's FreePPP works well, too.
		The PlainTalk mic has an extra long plug, and the tip of that plug draws power from the Mac to drive a little inline pre-amp.
	www.kan.org /6100/periphs.html (2534 words)

	Center for Accessible Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Most programs use Apple's PlainTalk text-to-speech technology, which includes a range of 35 voices, ranging from utilitarian (Bruce and Agnes are quite clear, as computer voices go) to silly (Pipe Organ speaks everything in a deep, resonant sing-song, while Hysterical thinks anything you have typed is incredibly funny).
		The voice (all PlainTalk voices are included), rate, and volume can be adjusted.
		Lips is used very successfully when there is a need to combine graphics and text, and make use of a full functioning word processor.
	www.cforat.org /voicein/vi.html (1122 words)

	Andrea Electronics Frequently Asked Questions
		Some Apple computers with digital audio have a speaker output and a headphone output.
		However Apple "speakable items" is not installed out of the box on the Cube.
		If you still have problems insure the microphone is correctly adjusted and that the "white dot" on the mic housing is pointed to your mouth.
	www.andreaelectronics.com /faq/mac.htm (1284 words)

	MacUser: Vintage Apple: PlainTalk microphone
		It is a line-level input device with a longer connector than Apple’s previous microphone, and it receives its power from the computer.
		I hadn’t realized that Apple’s mics from that period (pictured here—I think I had two of them floating around) were a proprietary standard (audio geeks can find Apple’s specs here).
		Our six dedicated bloggers cover everything that is relevant to Mac users — and, okay, some stuff that’s not quite relevant, but is still a lot of fun.
	www.macuser.com /hardware/vintage_apple_plaintalk_microp.php (626 words)

	BYTE.com
		Apple began developing its vision of personal computer telephony in the mid-1980s and released the MTA (Macintosh Telephony Architecture) in 1991, long before TAPI or TSAPI surfaced.
		The crown jewel of MTA, though, is a suite of telephony Apple Events that abstract the Telephone Manager APIs and radically simplify the development of telephony-aware applications.
		Apple's biggest contribution to computer telephony may turn out to be GeoPort, a 2-Mbps serial interface that can handle dozens of simultaneous data streams.
	www.byte.com /art/9407/sec8/art3.htm (596 words)

	Charles Moore Reviews The VXi TalkPro XPress USB Microphone Headset
		They also note that Mac OS X Core Audio in particular is very picky when it comes to audio input, and that microphones that may work well for applications like VoIP and Internet Chat will not work successfully with speech recognition because they do not provide enough signal strength (also called "gain").
		For the past several years I've been using a VXi iParrott iP ST Stereo Multimedia Headset with an Apple PlainTalk connector for dictation on my Pismo PowerBook, which is the last Apple laptop that shipped with a PlainTalk microphone jack.
		The iParrott iP ST is a fine performer, but no PlainTalk to USB adapter is available as far as I know.
	www.applelinks.com /index.php/print/10055 (1285 words)

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	Musings On Microphones For Dictation, VOIP, Podcasting, GarageBand, iMovie/FCP Soundtracks, And More
		Personally, I've been mostly using the the Viavoice Andrea USB microphone headset with iListen on my iBook, and a VXi iParrott iP ST Stereo Multimedia Headset with an Apple PlainTalk connector with my Pismo PowerBook, which is the last Apple laptop to ship with a PlainTalk microphone jack.
		The iParrott iP ST is definitely the better performer of the two, but no PlainTalk to USB adapter is available as far as I know.
		As I observed above, this is not a USB microphone, so it must be used with a USB adapter such as the Griffin iMic (recently upgraded to iMic 2) that I have, the VXi Parrott USB Adaptor or Andrea Electronics' USB Pod.
	www.applelinks.com /index.php/print/6147 (1361 words)

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		SpeechTyper uses Apple's Speech Recognition technology by typing any predefined phrase into any application you may be using.
		SurfTalk is a background application that works in conjunction with Netscape Navigator and Apple's PlainTalk speech technologies to allow users to surf the web by voice.
		IIe 3.0 is a fully functional Apple //e emulator for the Macintosh that can access 3.5" Apple II disks.
	www.trace.wisc.edu /world/computer_access/mac/macshare.html (3325 words)

	Nothing over $3 \| Applefritter
		Apple II analog joystick by Kraft -- very cool vintage item, in very good physical condition, should also work with early Compact Macs (pre-ADB), appears good but untested
		Apple Power PC processor daughtercard, untested, marked for 8500/9500, so I assume it's a 120MHz or 150MHz PPC604.
		Apple II analog joystick by Kraft – very cool vintage item, in very good physical condition, should also work with early Compact Macs (pre-ADB), appears good but untested
	www.applefritter.com /node/3396 (1334 words)

	Plaintalk Microphone Conversion
		Until recently, Apple gave, along with its PowerMacs, Plaintalk mikes (now sold separately) which, more often than not, ended gathering dust under a shelf, a worthy tribute to their blatant lack of handiness.
		Solder the RED wire of the Plaintalk to tab 2 or 3 whichever suits you (marked MIC on the electronic board).
		PS: Apple and Plaintalk are registered trademarks belonging to their respective owners (Apple in this case).
	www.xlr8yourmac.com /audio/plaintalk_mic_conversion/plaintalk_mic_conversion.html (516 words)

	BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Apple question
		While I haven’t played with audio input devices in a good long while, I did see this review on Macintouch last week of the Samson C01U USB mic, which seems to be a decent podcasting device.
		Microphones that plug in through the line-in jack is something that Apple has done a little differently than other computer manufacturers.
		Alternatively, you can pick up an old Apple PlainTalk microphone pretty cheaply on eBay and that will also work, though the sound quality won’t be as great as a USB one.
	www.buzzmachine.com /index.php/2005/09/25/apple-question (889 words)

	MacNN \| MacNN \| The Macintosh News Network
		Meanwhile, Apple's speech synthesis/recognition SDKs are free for download form Apple's developer pages, and they work fine in OS X. posted by 0
		Apple's PlainTalk system is free and while it's not dictation capable, it runs on more Macs and is much easier to integrate.
		On the other hand, unlike Apple Plaintalk and Windows Speech, IBM is selling this product.
	www.macnn.com /news/5524 (623 words)

	How to use the Windows Sound Recorder in Virtual PC for Mac
		Under Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, you can use the Apple PlainTalk external microphone with Virtual PC for Mac to record sound files with the Sound Recorder program.
		The Apple PlainTalk microphone may not work with newer models of the Macintosh computer.
		The Apple iMac's built-in internal microphone does not have high sound quality and the sound volume is lower than expected when you compare it with the sound quality that you receive when you use the Apple PlainTalk microphone.
	support.microsoft.com /kb/825480 (465 words)

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