[DECtalk] connecting Dectalk Express to computer

[Blake Roberts]

Thank you Carlos and Jake M for the connection advice. Does anyone know of anywhere online the Dectalk Express can be purchased within the United States?
Blake
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Carlos Fernandez <cf530a at gmail.com>
To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 09:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] connecting Dectalk Express to computer

Hello
You would use the serial or parallel connections using a converter. You probably want to use serial over USB, meaning that you would want to obtain a USB to RS-232 serial cable. Some desktops intended for automation or duplication have built-in serial ports, but you would not need that. 

On Mar 24, 2019, at 06:23, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:

Hello everyone,
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?
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