[DECtalk] dectalk external question

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,
I'd assume it doesn't have a hard drive inside.  The fan could well be for
the power supply mainly.  And it's probably the other way around, there are
almost certainly things the Express will do that the older units won't.  For
one thing, they're much much smaller!
Jayson.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Harding" <bharding at doorpi.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk external question


> Does it actually have a hard drive inside? I just don't get why it needs a
> fan for, the express doesn't. I wonder what it would do that the express
> won't?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "hank smith" <hanksmith4 at earthlink.net>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 3:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk external question
>
>
> > what kind of cable do I need to make this thing work with a computer?
> > is there such a thing as a 25 mail to 9 pin femail?
> > I'll be damned if I can find one of things I was told to look at a null
> > modem cable but that is just for internet connections i thaught
> > its interesting though that you mentioned interfacing this thing with
> > phone
> > lines thing things looks like a computer but no ports for a keyboard or
> > anything its really big some what long etc.it has a fan inside it to.
> > anyways if any oe has used one of these things please get back to me.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at bellsouth.net>
> > To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk external question
> >
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> You have one of the old DECtalks.  I've never seen one of these so
don't
> >> have connector info, but I've heard Speakup under Linux can use these
so
> >> if
> >> you ever want someone to take it off your hands...
> >> Anyway, you're wrong, any connector with pins or plugs showing is a
male,
> >> any jack or serial connector without pins showing is a female.  The
phone
> >> jacks, as I understand it, are not used for connection to a computer.
> >> These
> >> old DECtalk units could interface with a phone line to give callers
> >> spoken
> >> information, provided you had or could write the appropriate software.
I
> >> think they could even do menu-based stuff, E.G. "For the song of the
day
> >> press 1, for the DECtalk demo review of the day press 2, for your
current
> >> account balance press 3, to use a time machine to make it so that
Digital
> >> would never have even thought of selling DECtalk press 4, etc."  Thus,
> >> probably the reason that DECtalk versions to this day have touchtone
> >> dialing
> >> commands.
> >> Jayson.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "hank smith" <hanksmith4 at earthlink.net>
> >> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:56 PM
> >> Subject: [DECtalk] dectalk external question
> >>
> >>
> >>> hello I have a dectalk external its before the express
> >>> it is running firmware 1.8 when you turn it on it has test touchtones
> >> before
> >>> it says
> >>> "dectalk version 1.8 is running"
> >>> anyways I am having trouble finding out what exact cable I need to
hook
> >> this
> >>> up to a computer to use with a screen reader
> >>> it has 2 phone jacks one with a phone simbol and the other with a
minus
> >> buy
> >>> it
> >>> btw I just had a custom cable made a mmj cable and it isn't the one
that
> >>> goes off to the side
> >>> the other 2 ports it has are one port that says
> >>> comm
> >>> the other port has a square buy it
> >>> these are 25 pin think its femail its the port with the pins showing.
> >>> anyways what cable do I need to have custom made to interface this
thing
> >>> with the computer to use it as a external synth?
> >>> I am going to be returning the mmj cable and I need to tell the folks
> >>> what
> >>> kind of cable I need.
> >>> any help  is so so greatly appreciated.
> >>> thanks
> >>> hank
> >>>
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