Voice Synthesizers

[Brent Harding]

Is there anywhere I can get a cable for a decexpress? The tab broke off of
mine. It feels like a phone jack type connector, but the rj45, not
something usually used in a serial port, more for hooking to a network
card, how confusing, if both cables get mixed up in a case, as things might
fit where they shouldn't. Didn't know it was rj45 used in dectalk, thought
it was standard phone connectors, how to make one of the dec connectors,
not sure.
At 03:56 PM 9/5/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello all:
>
>Soon, I will be buying a new voice synthesizer.  I would like an external
>serial device for it's flexibility.  Presently, it is a toss up between the
>dectalk express and the acsent.  If anyone has an opinion concerning serial
>voice synthesizers, I would like to hear it.
>
>I personally like the dectalk express; but, it doesn't seem very well made.
>And, DEC used those rj 45 connectors with the tab offset.  I have no idea
>why DEC did this.  This type of connecter is on most of their terminal
>servers, printers and other serial devices.  DEC are the only one's who use
>this connector.  I guess this is why they can charge $15 for a cable.
>
>Terry
>
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