From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Bmp9K-0002ZA-00 for ; Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:34:54 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i6K7YqdQ072927; Tue, 20 Jul 2004 07:34:52 GMT (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id i6K7Yq92072924; Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:34:52 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:34:52 -0500 (CDT) From: Luke Davis To: Jayson Smith , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <000b01c46e15$02ad58e0$6500a8c0@h2c8f0> Message-ID: References: <000301c46e0f$1bc581f0$693afea9@Sina> <000b01c46e15$02ad58e0$6500a8c0@h2c8f0> Organization: "Tacticus Communications, Inc." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Re: A good synth? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 07:34:54 -0000 Indeed. An older express, usually goes for four-five hundred, on the open market. The new DEC USB/serial expresses, go for about six fifty, I believe. On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Jayson Smith wrote: > 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" > To: "'Glenn Ervin at Home'" ; "'Speakup is a screen > review system for Linux.'" > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >