Gargoyle -

Windows XP has had text-to-speech capabilities built in since it's introduction (2001), but like the one from Mac the results people got from it were variable. Some people could get useful results and for others it was just another pain-in-the-ass "feature." Similar programs were available with Win2K and possibly with some earlier Windows versions, but were third-party or separate download packages.

Some aftermarket (Third Party) programs have been able to give quit consistent and useful results for some time, althugh I don't know the detailed history of the better ones.

The difference with the program here is that the website can incorporate the spoken version as something available to all who visit the site, and it's not necessary for the "user" to make any arrangements, do any special setup, or have any program other than mp3 playback capability. (And a fast enough connection to be able to download rather large mp3 files at useful speeds.)

John