Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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Oriolazotroll5
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Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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Everytime i try to use any voice, this error pops up, note that it doesn't just happen in 9.04, basically in any version i try to run
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Re: Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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Update: I just discovered that if I try to run Mac OS 8.0 with an old-world ROM, the text to speech will actually work, i don't know if the problem is in the ISO or the ROM, but i have tried different Mac OS 9 ISOs with different ROMs and it still didn't work.
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Re: Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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Speech works in my 9.0.4 setup with a 1.9MB ROM - presumably that's the New World ROM? You can find it in my pre-built Mac OS 9 setup by searching for

Mac OS 9 for OS X/macOS
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Re: Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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Ditto here in 9.0.4 with the New World ROM (indeed 1.9MB), that can be downloaded from the Redundant Robot site.

The TTS software should be installed with a full default MacOS installation. It may not be installed by default with non-English MacOS versions.
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Re: Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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I've used new world and old world with differents ISOs, both of them give me the same error, also i use windows
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Re: Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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Update 2: I finally got it to work! I followed a very specific pattern so it don’t know yet which is THE factor that makes the TTS work/don’t
1. I paired up a random 9.04 with an old world ROM
2. I specifically selected the installer at the bottom, not the 9.04 one, the 9.0 one
And 3. I didn’t customize the installation cause i read something about it
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Re: Mac OS 9.04 TTS error

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My guess is that not customizing the installation made the difference.
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