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Retro TTS pack updated with ARM support and new features

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The Retro TTS pack has been updated to version 0.2.1, introducing support for Raspberry Pi and other ARM devices, though this feature is largely untested. This release includes several older Text-to-Speech engines as NVDA add-ons for Linux, with the exception of DECtalk. New features include shortened pauses by default and an improved Amiga Narrator sound profile. AI

IMPACT Minor update to a text-to-speech tool, primarily impacting accessibility for Linux users.

RANK_REASON This is a software update for a specific tool, not a frontier release or significant industry event.

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Retro TTS pack updated with ARM support and new features

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Just forced AI to release 0.2.1 of Retro TTS pack, all the old TTS engines released recently as NVDA addons, for Linux. Well besides the old decTalk. Others can

    Just forced AI to release 0.2.1 of Retro TTS pack, all the old TTS engines released recently as NVDA addons, for Linux. Well besides the old decTalk. Others can do that one. I have no interest in it. Sorry. Kinda. New in this version: Probably more bugs. And more bugs. Oh and ver…

    LINKS github.com/…/v0.2.1

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