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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi,</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Yes, you'll need a USB to Serial
adaptor. Some probably work better than others, but I don't have
any experience with them so you'll need help from someone who's
actually been there and done that.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">As for where to buy the DECtalk Express
itself, my only suggestion is eBay. I don't know of any companies
who are actually still selling DECtalk Express units. Keep in mind
that even if you get a unit with the imho awful Force Computers
4.6.1 firmware, it can be downgraded to 4.2CD or whatever it is,
AFAIK the last version of the DECtalk Express firmware released by
Digital.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Jayson</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/24/2019 9:23 AM, Blake Roberts
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cite="mid:1949809806.8077682.1553433817551.JavaMail.root@hughes.net">Hello
everyone,<br>
<span>One of my dreams in life is to acquire a Dectalk Express. If
I am able in the future to buy one somewhere, how would I
connect it to a modern Windows 10 computer? I am old enough to
remember serial and parallel ports. But I don't understand what
cables would be required to connect the device to my computer so
that it could communicate with my screen reader. On the software
side, I know JAWS has a Dectalk synthesizer option. I recall
that years ago, a member of this list created a Dectalk Express
add-on for NVDA. How in the world would I connect a Dectalk
device from the 80's/90's to my computer?</span><br>
<span>Blake</span>
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