I opened a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 and selected an option "read out loud" from view menu. Astonishingly, it read the document with high accuracy, both with regards to pronunciation and grammar, although sounding a bit too funny. I checked out that the adobe reader folder weighed just 44 MB. And that includes everything the whole program has.
Isn't it really amazing how much programming has developed? I am still in awe of the genius/geniuses who taught the computer how to read. Surely all the words aren't stored in the computer, due to the small size of the program. Nor does English have definite rules with regards to pronunciation and grammar, which complicates programming. Yet the people at Adobe have managed to achieve that. Hats off to them.
Cheers!!!
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Ya dude,,is a nice concept, I myself realised this feature some 2 years ago, and try it quite often with e-books...when i am too lazy to read...
hehe... count those 44 mb in.. and also there are some files in the common files folder.. and in application data.. both add upto the readers space 2..
and some other space goes to microsoft speech engine.. so add up another 30 to 40 mb.. so there u go.. not that good after all ... hehe...
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