Cop a look at these: http://www.assistiveware.com/infovox_ivox.php http://www.cepstral.com/cgi-bin/demos/general and . . . the FREE . . . Open Source version . . . http://www.cucat.org/projects/espeak/ speaking (err . . . writing) as a cheapjack, I'll be playing with espeak . . . :)