The AOL beta site says the "Talk" feature is planned for incorporation soon. I couldn't find anything on the speech option, but a 3rd party AIM-clone called Proteus claims to allow the text to be spoken. Comb Versiontracker for it. On 2/18/03 11:01 PM, "Nathan Jones" <nataniel_2001 at hotmail.com> wrote: > Good question!! I too would like to know. Also, in 9, I got aim to speak > text when I received a message. Now the best I can do is have it say a > message I type into preferences, or the name (using the @ symbol) of the > person on the other end. It was great, because I would always leave it on > with the volume way up, and when I had guests, a friend would inevitably > come on and say "What's up butt munch." Please help me recapture this joy :) > > -Nate > >> From: Jerry Bunn <jbunn at woh.rr.com> >> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:37:04 -0500 >> >> I am using AIM version 4.5.967. The latest on OS X. The older version on >> OS 9.? had a "talk" feature and I could use my microphone, this version >> does not. Anyone know of a way around this? Is AIM coming out with a new >> version with "talk" back in it? >> >> Thanks >> >> Jerry