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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: RedWarrior on November 14, 2003, 02:51:06 PM

Title: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: RedWarrior on November 14, 2003, 02:51:06 PM

Hey Guys- I'm right here TRYING my best to just BOOT from a floppy after formatting... I don't have all my fave software like diskmaster at my disposal... so WHY can't I get a floppy to actually boot?  The only options I get in FORMAt are: Trashcan, Fast File System, and International mode (wtf?!)

this is workbench 2 or something... on an a600 2.0 roms.

I just want to boot wb2 on a floppy so I can format a hard drive....    user-friendly my ass...   ;)

please help...

thanks :)

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: chris on November 14, 2003, 02:52:57 PM

Open a Shell, and type:

INSTALL DF0:

Chris

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: RedWarrior on November 14, 2003, 02:56:56 PM

Hallelujah!!!

Thanks!!

hey- bonus question- why isnt there a speech synth/say program in this edition of workbench?  I thought that was the only cool thing wokbench had to offer!

;)

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: xeron on November 14, 2003, 02:58:33 PM

Say was dumped somewhere between 2.0 and 2.1. If you copy the translator.library, narrator.device, and say across to newer versions, it still works fine, though.

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: Acill on November 14, 2003, 03:45:32 PM

Ah, good old say. That brings back some good times. I used to have it read off text doc to friends, and also did some great prank calls in the day with it!

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: Matt_H on November 14, 2003, 05:42:14 PM

Oh, good times with. Say. Ever tried to get it to sing?

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: Tesral on November 14, 2003, 06:03:28 PM

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Oh, good times with. Say. Ever tried to get it to sing?

OH "Say" can you sing, from the start to the end,
What the audience stand for when the orchestra plays it...

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: tekyweky on May 18, 2004, 11:33:50 AM

hi, newbie here! just dug my old amiga out the loft and want to play with the "say" speech thingy. however its a A1200 with workbench 3.0, will it work if i get hold of those narrator/translator files? where can i get em? please help!  :-?

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: pjhutch on May 18, 2004, 12:24:53 PM

Check out:
http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/comp.speech/Section5/Synth/narrator-translator.html

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: gizz72 on May 18, 2004, 02:11:59 PM

Hi Everyone,

  I once tried to make it talk like a klingon once.
It sounded more like a klingon got assmilated by a borg. :lol:


Good day to all Amigans! :-D

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: HopperJF on May 18, 2004, 02:27:11 PM

i had a conversation on the phone and every so often i'd get the program to say what i wanted to say

quite amusing, although very sad

Title: Re: Workbench is driving me nuts.
Post by: Matt_H on May 18, 2004, 03:42:32 PM

@ HopperJF

Yep. I use that same technique to annoy telemarketers. :-)

@ tekyweky

Get a hold of either some WB 1.3 or 2.04 disks. Those will have all the files you need:
sys:utilities/Say
libs:translator.library
devs:narrator.device
l:speak-handler (if you want to create a SPEAK: DOSDriver)