[time-nuts] Speaking clock

[Morris Odell]

Yes the monotonous voice is one reason why it shuts up after 2 minutes. There are better voice synthesizers available these days but I wanted to resurrect the old Votrax chip. Actually I suspect any voice wold get pretty irritating after many repetitions. My Toyota now has a choice of 3 GPS voices - we'll see how long that novelty lasts.

73, Morris

> Can I order one with a custom voice ? Say Dolly Parton or Sean Connery? 
> After about 15 minutes of the Steven Hawkins  one I would be tempted to 
> adjust the tone with an 8lb sledge hammer 8^)
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> Dave