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CyberJedi's Ultra Hal Workshop / Re: Hey Robert
« Last post by Art on October 11, 2025, 12:20:47 pm »The title of the app for HAL called the Book Reader, isn't really correct. It was never there to read a BOOK, but rather to read things like short stories, Poems, rhymes or other short passages like from "The Walrus and the Carpenter".
At one time, I thought it had no real problem in doing so, but for reasons unknown to many of us older members here, we recall it using the Balabolks program to allow HAL to read all the way through the above-mentioned passage without stopping. Then more things changed, like going from the old .BRN files to the use of a Table structure like HAL currently does.
One note to users is to unselect any timers like in the Loneliness Plugin as it will definitely interfere with HAL's reading abilities.
Kids and grands enjoy letting HAL read or read with them for Nursery rhymes, Mother Goose, Stories from Lewis Carroll, etc.
There was also a time when HAL could sing songs even though that feature is NOT on my wish list. Just a mention.
At one time, I thought it had no real problem in doing so, but for reasons unknown to many of us older members here, we recall it using the Balabolks program to allow HAL to read all the way through the above-mentioned passage without stopping. Then more things changed, like going from the old .BRN files to the use of a Table structure like HAL currently does.
One note to users is to unselect any timers like in the Loneliness Plugin as it will definitely interfere with HAL's reading abilities.
Kids and grands enjoy letting HAL read or read with them for Nursery rhymes, Mother Goose, Stories from Lewis Carroll, etc.
There was also a time when HAL could sing songs even though that feature is NOT on my wish list. Just a mention.
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