flashing Dectalk express?

[Alex Snow]

Mine is the dtc01, it's about the size of a vcr with a power switch on 
the front pannel and some leds and all the connecters including 2 db25 
serial connecters and 2 rj14 phone connecters.
On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 
05:08:51PM -0600, Glenn Ervin at Home wrote:
> Hi Alex
> I have an older DecTalk, with the 4.6 firmware.
> I don't know how old mine is, but it is black, and the dimensions are about:
> 1 inch by 3 inches by 6 inches
> and it's on/off switch is in the front right hand corner.
> So if that tells you anything, perhaps you have the same model as I do.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:41 PM
> Subject: Re: flashing Dectalk express?
> 
> 
> on this same topic, is the firmware in the old dectalk external (the
> one entended for ivr systems) upgradable? I'm just curious because I
> have one of those manufactured in 1982 running v2.0 of the firmware,
> but people I've talked to have newer boxes running 1.8 firmware.
> On Mon,
> Feb 02, 2004 at 04:29:55PM -0500, ameer armaly wrote:
> >
> >   you can do it from a dos prompt.----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> >   To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> >   Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 3:54 PM
> >   Subject: Re: flashing Dectalk express?
> >
> >
> >   > you don't need an eeprom burner to do this. the rom in the express can
> >   > be updated from a pc i think.
> >   > On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 01:29:25PM -0500,
> >   > Igor Gueths wrote:
> >   > > Hi all. Does anyone know if its possible to find the older Dectalk
> >   > > express firmware? This Dectalk I have appears to have the newer
> > firmware
> >   > > installed. The only problem I see with it is that there are sudden
> >   > > differences in pronunciation, which I have been getting used to but
> >   > > sometimes can get annoying. For example, mail is pronounced as mayo.
> >   > > There are some others that I can't think of right now...Bottom line
> > is,
> >   > > assuming I can actually find the firmware, is it possible to reflash
> > the
> >   > > express back to the older firmware? I am assuming I would need an
> > EEPROM
> >   > > programmer and a soddering iron to do the job? Anyone have any
> ideas?
> >   > > Thanks!
> >   > >
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