[DECtalk] It's time to bust some DECtalk myths

Karen Lewellen klewellen at shellworld.net
Mon Sep 19 22:49:53 EDT 2022


Hi Chime,
can you test the unit in windows, perhaps that is the goal?
That, or using something in Linux, without speakup, that lets  you 
communicate with the  device?
Sure  on ports, there can be USB assignments too, even in DOS.



On Mon, 19 Sep 2022, Chime Hart wrote:

> Hi Karen: This DecTalk unit only has windows software. Maybe 2years ago we 
> did a firm  ware update of the unit, but that was done on my Wife's windows7 
> machine. The folks selling this unit are not so familliar with Linux. My 
> comment about the laptop was basicly I would write down commands to type in 
> my desktop machine while Speakup was off. As to your other question, I am not 
> sure if there are com ports as we were used to in DOS. I certainly could be 
> wrong.
> Chime
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