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OS X into Hal 9000
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srfdriver22
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Jul 13, 2005, 02:18 AM
 
I found a topic here: http://www.applefritter.com/node/6722, but no resolution besides writing AS.

Is there any way to do this? What I had in mind is the replace the boot image (can be done with BootX I think it's called) but have it speak "Good morning, Dave." Then with the iSight mic, I would speak commands and it would do whatever matched the command as long as it begins with "Hal." So if I said, "Hal, load Safari." It would say something like, "Certainly, Dave." and Safari would pop up.

I wasn't able to find anything in google about this, but maybe someone knows how to do this with either AS or something else? I don't mind writing the AS (haven't done much with it though) but I'd be surprised if I were the only one (besides the other thread) who haven't tried this.
     
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Jul 13, 2005, 05:36 AM
 
IS your name Dave?
     
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Jul 13, 2005, 08:03 AM
 
Originally Posted by srfdriver22
I found a topic here: http://www.applefritter.com/node/6722, but no resolution besides writing AS.

Is there any way to do this? What I had in mind is the replace the boot image (can be done with BootX I think it's called) but have it speak "Good morning, Dave." Then with the iSight mic, I would speak commands and it would do whatever matched the command as long as it begins with "Hal." So if I said, "Hal, load Safari." It would say something like, "Certainly, Dave." and Safari would pop up.

I wasn't able to find anything in google about this, but maybe someone knows how to do this with either AS or something else? I don't mind writing the AS (haven't done much with it though) but I'd be surprised if I were the only one (besides the other thread) who haven't tried this.

Applescript can do it, look for the speakable items scripts.
     
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Jul 13, 2005, 12:14 PM
 
Originally Posted by Super Mario
IS your name Dave?
No, but I can't mimic his voice to say mine so it's the best I can get.

Originally Posted by moonmonkey
Applescript can do it, look for the speakable items scripts.
Will do, thanks.
     
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Jul 13, 2005, 01:40 PM
 
Originally Posted by Super Mario
IS your name Dave?
Heh,

I had a chemistry professor whose first name was David, and he used a Macintosh in his office. Apparently, one of the other professors went in to his office and changed the system sound (ah, good old System 7.1) to a clip of HAL saying, "Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?"

Now, Dr. H had NO clue about computers, so the first time he did something that would have caused an error beep, it talked to him. He went down the hall with a spooked look on his face, and asked the other professor, "How did the computer know my name??"

     
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Jul 13, 2005, 04:44 PM
 
My mind is going.......I can feel it.
signatures are a waste of bandwidth
especially ones with political tripe in them.
     
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Jul 14, 2005, 04:35 PM
 
You can probably use AppleScript to create routines that will open the right apps and say a sound file with the appropriate message. I suppose you can extract more lines from the DVD if needed.
     
   
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