Voice Synthesizers

[Frank J. Carmickle]

Well you may confuse them, and I have never tried to see if they fit.  But
the serial cable for a dectalk is flat.  All ethernet cables I have ever
seen are round.  Can't really screw that one up.

FC


On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote:

> Would they end up fitting together, if I'd accidentally connect one to the
> network, and connect the real network to the dectalk? Can regular rj45 be
> worked with dectalk, or does it need to be bought from dec?
> At 05:50 PM 9/5/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >They aren't rj45s.  They are only six conductor connectors.  They sure do
> >look alike except for the offset tab.  Stupid DEC again.
> >
> >FC
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote:
> >
> >> 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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