Using cat and echo

[al Sten-Clanton]

Hello!

I use the TripleTalk LT, but via the serial port itself, not a USB port.
I've had many Linux troubles over the years, but generally the cat and echo
commands have given me the audio output they're supposed to give.

I thought that you had to have a real serial port to use this family of
speech synthesizer, as well as the DECTalk.  I take it I'm wrong.  What kind
of audio output do you get, everything you're supposed to except for the
commands you asked about, or something less?  Can you tell me where I can
find out how to get an adusb-to-serial adapter working with a speech output
device?  I ask because I'd like to buy a new computer, and I gather genuine
serial ports are harder to come by, or at least more costly, than they used
to be.

Thanks for whatever you can tell me.  

Al Sten-Clanton 

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of james collins
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 7:14 PM
To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Using cat and echo

Hello,
My question is a little off topic so feel free to respond privately. I was
wondering why when I use the cat or echo command with my doubletalk speech
synthesizer I don't get audio output? I am pretty sure my synthesizer my USB
to serial adaptor and it's driver are all working because I have gotten
audio output from speech synthesizer. Do I need to set up anything with my
computer like setting the speed to 9600 baud in order to have the cat or
echo command work? Any help would be appreciated.

Sent from my iPhone
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