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TalkingClock 2.00                                          April 19, 1997
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written by Gunnar Kempke, Norderstedt/Hamburg, Germany, in April 1997
           e-mail: AnniGunn@t-online.de
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CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. System Requirements
3. Installation
4. Options
5. Customization
6. The Author
7. Distribution
8. Last But Not Least


1. INTRODUCTION
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TalkingClock is a multilingual talking clock! TalkingClock speaks
English, French, German, Japanese, and Swedish. It regularly tells you 
what time it is at user-defined intervals. An alarm function is
included. Start it from your AutoStart-group and you'll never forget
the time. TalkingClock can be easily customized to use YOUR own voice
(or even the voice of your mother-in-law).


2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Windows 3.1 or higher
- sound card 
and nothing else!
(TalkingClock does not work with sound driver for PC speaker!)


3. INSTALLATION
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Copy all of the files to any directory of your choice. Note
that all of these files MUST be in the same directory:

     TIMETALK.EXE   <-- TalkingClock
     README.TXT     <-- this is the file, you are reading right now
     EN*.WAV        <-- English WAVE-files
     FR*.WAV        <-- French WAVE-files
     GE*.WAV        <-- German WAVE-files
     JP*.WAV        <-- Japanese WAVE-files
     SW*.WAV        <-- Swedish WAVE-files

In case you don't need one or more of the languages above, simply
delete all of its corresponding files. TalkingClock automatically 
detects all of the languages that are available when it is started.

To uninstall TalkingClock simply delete all of the files above and 
delete TIMETALK.INI from your Windows-directory.


4. OPTIONS
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Choose "Options..." from the menu (icon in the upper left corner)
to select user-defined default settings:

Language:
TalkingClock speaks English, French, German, Japanese, and Swedish.
TalkingClock automatically detects all of the languages that are
available when it is started, and disables the radio-buttons of
non-available languages.

Alarm:
The alarm function can be switched on or off. If it is switched on
TalkingClock will play the WAV-file you have selected. The alarm
time has to be typed in 24-hour format.

Style:
You can select 12-hour or 24-hour display. The current time is
displayed in the caption of the application. If you start
TalkingClock in iconized/minimized mode, the time is displayed 
below the icon (Win3.1) or in the task bar (Win95).

Intervals:
Type in the number of minutes between two time checks 
(min. 0, max. 60). Type in 0 if you want TalkingClock to be silent.
By pressing the "What's the time?"-button TalkingClock also
tells you the current time.

Miscellaneous:
- "Display current date" will also display the current date besides
  the time.
- "Don't say 'it is', 'il est' etc." tells TalkingClock not to say
  "it is" when it tells you the time.
- "No time check at start up". If this is not checked TalkingClock
  will tell you the time when it is started.
- "No message on WAV error" won't show any message boxes if an 
  error occurs while a WAVE-file is being played. There may be
  conflicts when other programs access the sound card at the same 
  time. If this checkbox is checked TalkingClock will work very 
  generously, and will let the other programs go ahead.


5. CUSTOMIZATION
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All of the WAVE-files have been recorded in the following format:
11.025 Hz, 8 Bit, Mono.

On the one hand, without any doubt this isn't really the best 
quality. But on the other hand, these files are small. Due to 
up-/download times I uploaded the lower quality files only.
But, hey, you can record your own ones. So if you would like to
listen to higher quality WAVE-files, or if you don't like my voice
or if you don't like my German accent, just record your own 
WAVE-files yourselves. Here's what the specific files have to 
contain so that TalkingClock tells you the correct time:

English:
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wave-file    contains...
EN_0         zero
EN_O         o
EN_1         one
EN_2         two
EN_3         three
EN_4         four
EN_5         five
EN_6         six
EN_7         seven
EN_8         eight
EN_9         nine
EN_10        ten
EN_10b       teen
EN_11        eleven
EN_12        twelve
EN_13        thirteen
EN_15        fifteen
EN_20        twenty
EN_30        thirty
EN_40        forty
EN_50        fifty
EN_AM        a.m.
EN_PM        p.m.
EN_ITIS      it is
EN_OCLCK     o'clock

French:
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wave-file    contains...
FR_0         zro
FR_1         un
FR_1B        une
FR_2         deux
FR_3         trois
FR_4         quatre
FR_5         cinq
FR_6         six
FR_7         sept
FR_8         huit
FR_9         neuf
FR_10        dix
FR_11        onze
FR_12        douze
FR_13        treize
FR_14        quatorze
FR_15        quinze
FR_16        seize
FR_20        vingt
FR_30        trente
FR_40        quarante
FR_50        cinquante
FR_ILEST     il est
FR_ET        et
FR_HEURE     heure
FR_SHEUR     z__heure

German:
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wave-file    contains...
GE_0         null
GE_1         eins
GE_1b        ein
GE_2         zwei
GE_3         drei
GE_4         vier
GE_5         fnf
GE_6         sechs
GE_7         sieben
GE_8         acht
GE_9         neun
GE_10        zehn
GE_11        elf
GE_12        zwlf
GE_14        vierzehn
GE_16        sechzehn
GE_17        siebzehn
GE_20        zwanzig
GE_30        dreiig
GE_40        vierzig
GE_50        fnfzig
GE_ESIST     es ist
GE_UHR       uhr
GE_UND       und

Japanese:
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wave-file    contains...
JP_0         zero / rei
JP_1         ichi
JP_2         ni
JP_3         san
JP_4         yon / shi
JP_5         go
JP_6         roku
JP_7         nana / shichi
JP_8         hachi
JP_9         kyu / ku
JP_10        ju
JP_JI        ji
JP_FUN       fun
JP_DESU      desu

Swedish:
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wave-file    contains...
SW_0         noll
SW_1         en
SW_1B        ett
SW_2         tv
SW_3         tre
SW_4         fyra
SW_5         fem
SW_6         sex
SW_7         sju
SW_8         tta
SW_9         nio
SW_10        tio
SW_11        elva
SW_12        tolv
SW_13        tretton
SW_14        fjorton
SW_15        femton
SW_16        sexton
SW_17        sjutton
SW_18        arton
SW_19        nitton
SW_20        tjugo
SW_40        fyrtio
SW_KLOCK     klockan r
SW_OCH       och


6. THE AUTHOR
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If you like TalkingClock, please send US$ 5.00 to the address below,
OR send us a postcard from your city OR at least an e-mail. 
Any comments or suggestions on TalkingClock and bug reports are also
very welcome! Thanks in advance!

snail mail:
        GnuffSoftDesign - GSD
        c/o Gunnar C. Kempke
        Beerbuschring 21
        22395 Hamburg
        Germany

e-mail: AnniGunn@t-online.de


7. DISTRIBUTION
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You are allowed to copy this program and give it to other people.
You are not allowed to sell it!


8. LAST BUT NOT LEAST
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The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality
and performance of the software.

The information in all of these files is supplied without liability!



--Hamburg, April 19, 1997--

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