[DECtalk] Interesting message about version of DECtalk used in USB

[Brandon Misch]

think it sold for 1195 dollars. 

On May 21, 2011, at 9:10 PM, Alex H. wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm glad they're still selling the DECTalk USB. Hope is not lost! :)
> 
> Just an off-hand question, anybody know what the DECTalk Express cost
> when it was new?
> 
> 
> Alex
> 
> On 5/21/11, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
>> Wow. Very interesting old message about Dectalk USB. I had an email
>> correspondence with Mike at Access Solutions the other day. He assured me
>> that the Dectalk USB is still being sold by his company. I'm thinking of
>> buying a Dectalk USB when I have the funds.
>> Blake
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jayson Smith
>> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 6:46 PM
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Subject: [DECtalk] Interesting message about version of DECtalk used in USB
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> While going through old sent mail last night, I found a forward about the at
>> the time brand new DECtalk USB. This message is from March or April of 2004.
>> 
>> I've excerpted a bit of it I thought might be interesting.
>> 
>>    Naturally, I was curious, and called Access solutions themselves to ask
>> about this thing.  I had a lengthy conversation with Mike and talked about
>> dectalks, doubletalks, and Trippletalks.  Yes, the Death of the dectalk was
>> sent out a year ago last October.  Dectalk Express, and PC2, despite what
>> fonix says, are all dead.  Naturally the Dectalk USB, as it will be called,
>> waa made.  The first thing I asked was about compatibility with the old
>> Dectalks.  He said that was esential to this prodects sails.  All oDectalk
>> USB's can run as expresses using the serial moad.  The next thing I asked
>> was about sound quality, and he told me that Dectalk 5.0 was originally to
>> be used, but he raised a hole bunch of hell reguarding that.  They switched
>> him over to dectalk 4.62's sound quality, and Still hell was raised.  He
>> wants this to sound as otrue to the Dectalk 4.1and 4.2CD Versions, the
>> Dextalk expresses we all know.  A few bugs were found in the coad, so this
>> will be a dectalk 5.0, but with Dectalk 4.2CD sound.  This wouldn't have
>> gone forword without that.  I also asked about responsiveness.  He said that
>> this has 7-times more processign power, which means that it is more
>> responsive than Dectalk ever was, and of corse, at less of a price.  The
>> name of the PCI version is still up in the air, but I suggested Dectalk PC3.
>> A PCI version will happen very soon.  Keep checking thw access solutions web
>> sight at www.axsol.com for more details, and he assured me that demos of
>> this speach system will be coming along.
>> 
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