			Text Assist ReadMe!


This file contains additional information on TextAssist, as well 
as changes to the applications which were made after the printing
of the manual. Please refer to the sections listed below for
further details.

     1. Older versions of SoundBlaster 16 with Advanced Signal 
	Processor.
     2. TextAssist Singing Files.
     3. Texto'LE.
     4. Talking Scheduler.
     5. TextAssist Control Panel.
     6. TextAssist and PC Tools For Windows version 1.0.


1.  Older versions of SoundBlaster 16 cards with Advanced Signal
    Processor.

	TextAssist will run on any SoundBlaster 16 with an Advanced
	Signal Processor chip installed. However, earlier versions
	of this card came with a software driver called ASP.SYS, 
	which is required to make use of the Advanced Signal 
	Processor chip.

	TextAssist requires a new software driver called CSP.SYS in
	order to work. This new software driver is installed into 
	your system by the TextAssist installation program. 

	To find out if you have the older version of the Advanced
	Signal Processor software driver, check your CONFIG.SYS file
	for the line "DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\ASP.SYS", or any equivalent
	line which contains the file name "ASP.SYS."

	If your CONFIG.SYS file contains this line, then you need
	to edit the CONFIG.SYS file and change "ASP.SYS" to "CSP.SYS".
	See your online DOS help or DOS documentation for information
	on editing a text file.
	
	YOU MUST REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM AFTER MAKING THIS CHANGE IN ORDER
	FOR THE NEW CSP.SYS DRIVER TO TAKE EFFECT.

	Note: CSP.SYS is an updated version of ASP.SYS, and therefore
	      once you have replaced ASP.SYS with CSP.SYS, you may 
	      safely delete the ASP.SYS file.


2. TextAssist Singing Files.

    (a) To demonstrate the flexibility of Texto'LE, five singing
	files have been linked into a single icon called "Singing 
	Text" in the TextAssist program group. There are more
	songs stored in the SONGS subdirectory where TextAssist
	is installed.

	Double-click on this "Singing Text" icon to launch Texto'LE 
	with all the songs inside. You can use Texto'LE to listen to 
	the song files.

    (b) The song "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" has been substituted 
	with the "TextAssist Overture."
	
 	The complete list of songs are:

	Greeting: A warm welcome to TextAssist, in song.
	Demo: A demonstration of the different TextAssist voices.
	For He's A Jolly Good Fellow: A well known singalong chorus.
	London Bridge: Children's rhyme about collapsing public 
			structures.
	Overture: The TextAssist theme song.
	Are You Sleeping: English version of famous French lullaby.
	Auld Lang Syne: A song of warm memories come New Year's Eve.
	Farmer in the Dell: Nursery rhyme on life in the countryside.
	Drunken Sailor: A sobering message on the undesired effects of
			excessive alcohol consumption.
	Hickory Dickory Dock: Yes, it's that mouse in the clock!
	Jack and Jill: Two children having a misadventure with a pail of 
		       water.
        Mulberry bush: Round and round the bush we go, where we'll end up
		       nobody knows...
	Eensy Weensy Spider: Anthem for arachnophobics worldwide.
	Row, Row, Row Your Boat: A favorite with your everyday local sailor.
	Michael Row The Boat Ashore: Hallelujah!

	The lyrics for all the songs are stored in the file LYRIC.TXT, found
	in the same sub-directory as the song files.	


3. Texto'LE.

	During the TextAssist installation, you can choose to associate
	all text files (*.TXT) with Texto'LE. If you had decided to do
	so, but wish to disassociate Texto'LE with *.TXT files at a
	later time, simply do the following:

	   (a) Edit the file TEXTOLE.INI in your Windows directory
	   (b) Under the section [Settings], add this line:

			[Settings]
			TXT=0

           (c) Run File Manager, and reassociate *.TXT files with
               Notepad, or any other text editor that you wish.
	    
 	The next time you launch Windows, Texto'LE will no longer
        attempt to automatically associate itself with *.TXT files.

	You can re-associate your text files with Texto'LE by 
	removing the "TXT=0" line from TEXTOLE.INI. 

		
4. Talking Scheduler.

     (a) The "New" button has been changed to the "Add" button.
	 Subsequently, the "Add/Edit" button has been changed to 
	 the "Edit" button. The functions of these buttons remain 
	 the same as described in the manual.

     (b) The name of the child character has been changed from 
	 "Kid" to "Kit."


5. TextAssist Control Panel.

	An additional Language submenu is added to the Configure
	pull-down menu for future foreign language support. Currently, 
	only English is available in the language selection.

	We plan to release foreign language modules for TextAssist
	very soon. This will give TextAssist the ability to perform
	speech playback in a variety of languages. For more information,
	contact your local software store, or write in to us here at
	Creative.


6. TextAssist and PC Tools For Windows version 1.0.

	If you are currently using PC Tools For Windows 1.0, you may
	notice that the speech is intermittent or interrupted. This
	is caused by PC Tools' handling of wave output, and not by
	TextAssist. You may also have noticed that other wave events
	(such as System sounds) are similarly affected.

	The latest release of PC Tools For Windows (version 2.0) does
	not have this problem. Please contact Central Point Software
	(publishers of PC Tools For Windows) for information on 
	upgrading to version 2.0.

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