[DECtalk] dectalk external question

hank smith hanksmith4 at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 2 00:12:14 EST 2006


unsure
just know what I found out or at least observed
anyways the demo of it powering up is in the ftp so feel free and take a 
listen.
thanks
hank
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent Harding" <bharding at doorpi.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 3:18 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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