From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy@bellsouth.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: A good synth?
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:49:58 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <000b01c46e15$02ad58e0$6500a8c0@h2c8f0> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000301c46e0f$1bc581f0$693afea9@Sina>
The Dectalk Express is a modern portable synthesizer which connects to a
serial port. I don't know when they stopped making them, but Force
Computers released firmware for the Express a few years ago, although I
don't think it sounds near as good as the older Digital firmware. The DTC01
is, as far as I know, the first Dectalk speech synthesizer ever produced,
and was produced around 1984. I don't know what a new DTC01 sold for when
they were popular but I'd suspect several thousand dollars as those units
also have the ability to interact with a user over the telephone. Several
years back I think the Express units were selling new for around $1200 but I
think I heard once that they'd gone up to around $3000 or so. Dectalk has
always been one of the more expensive synthesizers around. Hope this helps.
Jayson.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@nc.rr.com>
To: "'Glenn Ervin at Home'" <GlennErvin@cableone.net>; "'Speakup is a screen
review system for Linux.'" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:07 AM
Subject: RE: A good synth?
I really appreciate that...tell me, how are those prices? I mean...is that
good? I'm afraid my experience with them as been so limited as to have a
very weak grasp of the price market for these devices, other than to know
how much the newest one costs. Also, that's nowhere near the latest decTalk
right?
Take care,
Sina
-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Glenn Ervin at Home
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 11:31 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Fw: A good synth?
Here are 2 of the DecTalks at ebay for the price range.
http://search.ebay.com/dectalk_W0QQsokeywordredirectZ1QQfromZR8
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