Problems attempting to set up Speakup with a DECtalk PC2.

[Adam Myrow]

I tried using the Dectalk PC 2 long ago with the Speakup driver, and had 
similar problems.  I found that what I often had to do is load it from 
DOS, then do a soft reboot with control-alt-delete.  I also had problems 
where the Linux clock would lose time severely whenever the Dectalk PC 2 
was active.  I eventually gave up and went back to the Accent PC I had 
gotten when the manufacturer was dumping his remaining stock.  Once I got 
a new PC, I switched to the Dectalk USB in RS232 mode, and haven't looked 
back.  The bottom line is that the Speakup driver may well work with the 
original Dectalk PC, but seems not to work well with the later PC 2.  I 
don't have the slightest idea of what the cause is.