Voice Synthesizers

[Christopher Moore]

Brent,
The rd45 cable is two identical ends.  One plugs into the dectalk and the
other into the square serial connector which you plug into your PC serial
port.  You can replace the rj45 cable if you have the cable, two end
connectorsand a crimping tool.  I don't know what Digltal would chargefor
a cable, but it would probably be considerably more than making your own.
Chris

73, Chris w1gm at sdf.lonestar.org
SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org

On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote:

> The adapter is sticking out of the back of my laptop's serial port. I leave
> it this way, so the cover stays up, and I can find it, when dad helped me
> set it up, we couldn't find the serial port at first, it was covered. Now
> that the adapter is sticking out it'll always be exposed because it's
> bigger than the cover, but now that cable. Isn't the same connector on both
> ends? Is that serial adapter in the end of the cable, or is that the part
> that goes in to the comport, if it's what goes in to the comport, that part
> is fine, just a little tab on one end of the connector.
> At 10:35 AM 9/6/00 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >The dectalk cable is a straight-through rj45 with a serial adapter on the
> >other end.  So you should be able to make one and clip the serial adapter
> >from your broken cable.
> >
> >
> >73, Chris w1gm at sdf.lonestar.org
> >SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
> >
> >On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Frank J. Carmickle wrote:
> >
> >> 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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