Voice Synthesizers

[Brent Harding]

Incredible, don't the connectors come from digital? One of them works, but
one is broke, the cable is just fine.
At 07:14 AM 9/7/00 +0000, you wrote:
>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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