Fragment of an �Questions & Answers� text accompanying an old DOS program :
Q. �Speech on the IBM PC is not just a case of �yet another Lotus-1-2-3� but a basic piece of innovative software which is being incorporated into several commercial products at this very moment. Releasing an un-supported non-commercial product of this nature is a highly irresponsible act which we cannot stand by and watch without doing our utmost to prevent� - a UK company talking about the PLAY program.
A. (I�ll let you make your own answer up, send me your favourite.)
Note : The DOS program �PLAY� was able to �play� files containing sound like speech.
This text seems to originate in the early 90s of the last century, I suppose. It�s printed out in my archive without any accompanying notes, so it remains an interesting fragment.