1 INFO-VAX	Sun, 24 Dec 2006	Volume 2006 : Issue 706       Contents: DECTalk DTC100 once again  Re: DECTalk DTC100 once again ! Re: IEEE Decimal Float on Itanium , Re: Open sourced VMS as a business concept ?, Re: Open sourced VMS as a business concept ?) Re: OpenVMS Weekly Audio Update - Show #1 # Re: Whatever happened to Christmas?   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------   Date: 23 Dec 2006 21:49:16 GMT( From: bill@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)" Subject: DECTalk DTC100 once again0 Message-ID: <4v5misF1aqhvvU2@mid.individual.net>  C I was wondering if there were any docs available that would provide @ details of the underlying architecture?  Why you ask?  Well, howF about doing a port of Embeded Linux for it and then writting something; to push the right buttons on the speech synthesis hardware? F Or, maybe even seeing if it is possible to get at the sound generationH hardware and then running something like CMU's Festival Lite as a speech synthesizer?  A Always looking for some way to make it do more than hold down the  papers on my desk.   bill   --  J Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolvesD bill@cs.scranton.edu     |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. University of Scranton   |A Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>       ------------------------------   Date: 23 Dec 2006 22:57:56 GMT( From: bill@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)& Subject: Re: DECTalk DTC100 once again0 Message-ID: <4v5qjkF1b0fkvU1@mid.individual.net>  0 In article <4v5misF1aqhvvU2@mid.individual.net>,+ 	bill@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes: E > I was wondering if there were any docs available that would provide B > details of the underlying architecture?  Why you ask?  Well, howH > about doing a port of Embeded Linux for it and then writting something= > to push the right buttons on the speech synthesis hardware? H > Or, maybe even seeing if it is possible to get at the sound generationJ > hardware and then running something like CMU's Festival Lite as a speech > synthesizer? > C > Always looking for some way to make it do more than hold down the  > papers on my desk. >   B Ooops.  That should be DTC01.  That's what I get for relying on my  memory instead of looking at it.   bill   --  J Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolvesD bill@cs.scranton.edu     |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. University of Scranton   |A Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>       ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 15:00:34 -0500 6 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>* Subject: Re: IEEE Decimal Float on Itanium7 Message-ID: <458d8ae1$0$49195$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>    Bob Koehler wrote:r > In article <457f6252$0$49204$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk> writes:* >> first widely distributed implementation >  >    QED   What ?  ? That people within MS actually try software before they release  it to the public: yes.  ' That a C# for non .NET environment: no.    Arne   ------------------------------    Date: 23 Dec 2006 15:38:58 -0800$ From: "AEF" <spamsink2001@yahoo.com>5 Subject: Re: Open sourced VMS as a business concept ? B Message-ID: <1166917138.271231.254130@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com>   Bill Gunshannon wrote:1 > In article <emdd38$jsq$03$1@news.t-online.com>, - > 	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer@gsi.de> writes: 5 > > Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply schrieb:  > >  > >>I > >> Simple.  What differentiates VMS from other operating systems is the J > >> fact that it is well planned.  Without meaning any harm to Linus, theI > >> fact that a student could write a unix kernel in his spare time says K > >> more about the lack of sophistication of the latter than the skills of  > >> the former. > > * > > No it says very little about anything.= > > The kernel is probably the easiest part of a Unix system,  > - > Well, it's the easiest part to write badly.  > . > > in terms of man power. Probably of any OS.8 > > (not that I would be able to write one, but a gifted > >   CS student should be)  > D > That can't be true or it would have left Linus out of the picture. > 3 > > It took about a decade and much more additional 4 > > man power until Linux was ready for serious use. > F > Linux still isn't "ready for serious use".  And it likely never will0 > be.  But that won't stop people from doing it.   Bill Gunshannon,  G Can you please tell us why you think so poorly of Linux? I'm NOT saying E you're wrong as I am not in a position to judge. I'm just asking what 7 it is about Linux that makes you think so poorly of it.    Thanks.    [...]  >  > bill >  > --L > Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolvesF > bill@cs.scranton.edu     |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. > University of Scranton   |@ > Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>   AEF    ------------------------------   Date: 24 Dec 2006 00:38:50 GMT( From: bill@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)5 Subject: Re: Open sourced VMS as a business concept ? 0 Message-ID: <4v60gqF1aetbpU1@mid.individual.net>  B In article <1166917138.271231.254130@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com>,' 	"AEF" <spamsink2001@yahoo.com> writes:  > Bill Gunshannon wrote:2 >> In article <emdd38$jsq$03$1@news.t-online.com>,. >> 	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer@gsi.de> writes:6 >> > Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply schrieb: >> > >> >> J >> >> Simple.  What differentiates VMS from other operating systems is theK >> >> fact that it is well planned.  Without meaning any harm to Linus, the J >> >> fact that a student could write a unix kernel in his spare time saysL >> >> more about the lack of sophistication of the latter than the skills of >> >> the former.  >> >+ >> > No it says very little about anything. > >> > The kernel is probably the easiest part of a Unix system, >>. >> Well, it's the easiest part to write badly. >>/ >> > in terms of man power. Probably of any OS. 9 >> > (not that I would be able to write one, but a gifted  >> >   CS student should be) >>E >> That can't be true or it would have left Linus out of the picture.  >>4 >> > It took about a decade and much more additional5 >> > man power until Linux was ready for serious use.  >>G >> Linux still isn't "ready for serious use".  And it likely never will 1 >> be.  But that won't stop people from doing it.  >  > Bill Gunshannon, > I > Can you please tell us why you think so poorly of Linux? I'm NOT saying G > you're wrong as I am not in a position to judge. I'm just asking what 9 > it is about Linux that makes you think so poorly of it.  > 	 > Thanks.  >   E NIH Syndrome.  Broken LPD implementation.  Broken NFS implementation. @ Extremely inefficient TCPIP implementation.  Jus tto name a few.  D How about this.  Everytime I try to compile CMU's Festival Lite on aE Debian Linux box I have at home it crashes X. Want to take a guess at  how that happens?  :-)  - And we won't even get into the bogus license.    bill   --  J Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolvesD bill@cs.scranton.edu     |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. University of Scranton   |A Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>       ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:53:06 +0100 / From: paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch (Paul Sture) 2 Subject: Re: OpenVMS Weekly Audio Update - Show #1@ Message-ID: <1hqu0mt.pj46xzadc8emN%paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch>    Ian Miller <gxys@uk2.net> wrote:  G > It was deliberately made a format that even Mac users could listen to  > :-)   > Thank you for including those of us who have discerning taste.   :-)    --  
 Paul Sture   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:51:53 -0500 . From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca>, Subject: Re: Whatever happened to Christmas?8 Message-ID: <1823f$458dcf53$cef8887a$25219@TEKSAVVY.COM>  - David Turner, Island Computers US Corp wrote: A > Is everyone too scared to declare "Merry Christmas" anymore????   L Merry Christmas to you as well and many thanks for making Alphas affordable E to hobbyists !  Best Christmas gift you could give the VMS community.   - > And to ou Jewish brethren , Happy Chanukah!   I Since Jesus was Jewish, they can also celebrate his birth. (Just because  O one isn't a god in your faith doesn't mean you can't celebrate his birthday :-)    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2006.706 ************************