Speech Buddy v1.0
Copyleft (c) 2001 UMRH http://home.nc.rr.com/echidnasarf/
All Rights Reserved
*Update for FS2002 by Michael Tucker*

Speechbuddy is freeware/abandonware. The original author/creator has granted me permission to distribute Speechbuddy freely on the internet. No further development is planned for this product. No support from the author is available. I have taken the time to make a very comprehensive FS2002 compatible version of Speechbuddy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.


1. What Is It?

SpeechBuddy is a Voice Recognition program that runs in the background and allows you to 'speak' key-commands. A virtual Co-Pilot if you will. You can tell 'em to raise gear, set flaps, pretty much any key-command that exists in FS2002 can have a voice-command assigned to it.


2. What you need to run it.

- a computer
- Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
- a microphone
- SAPI4SDK.exe 8,023 Kb (microsoft voice recognition software)

Found At:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=26299

Direct download link:
http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/agent2/actcnc.exe (6 MB exe)

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**********Speechbuddy Does NOT WORK with SAPI version 5***************
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However, SAPI4 and SAPI5 can exist simultaneously and harmoniously on your system.
If you use ATCSimulator this will make since to you.


3.Impotent Stuff

I STRONGLY recommend reading the readme file and opening the FS2002.ini file in any text editor (i.e. notepad, word) and printing the list so you can see what commands I have set up, and if you want to add or change commands how it is done.

I am continuosly updating my fs2002.ini file. I am starting to make it as accurate as the callouts on a 737-400 would be and trying to add some personality to the commands. I would welcome any input from you guys if you come up with something better, and I will do the same for you.

If you have any questions, you can email me at speechbuddy@hotmail.com, or put up a post at one of those great forums out there, I frequent avsim.com many times a day.