e38 – Voice Interfaces

The Macintosh has had a voice since it was first introduced. This episode, we cover over 30 years of talking to Apple devices and having them talk back.

Links for this episode:

• Followup
  • ColorSwitch Pro [WayBack]
  • Release Notes speaker list
• Macintosh introduction
  • The first computer that introduces itself
  • Steve Jobs (2015 film)
  • Chariots of Fire
  • introduction video

• PlainTalk
  • MacinTalk 3 vs. Pro
  • microphones [rev. 1 and rev. 2]
  • Speakable items
• OS X dictation
• VoiceOver
  • on OS X
  • on iOS
  • Alex voice
• Voice Control
• Siri
  • Picomac 9: Which Siri are you?
• Amazon Echo