Well you may confuse them, and I have never tried to see if they fit. But the serial cable for a dectalk is flat. All ethernet cables I have ever seen are round. Can't really screw that one up. FC On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote: > Would they end up fitting together, if I'd accidentally connect one to the > network, and connect the real network to the dectalk? Can regular rj45 be > worked with dectalk, or does it need to be bought from dec? > At 05:50 PM 9/5/00 -0400, you wrote: > >They aren't rj45s. They are only six conductor connectors. They sure do > >look alike except for the offset tab. Stupid DEC again. > > > >FC > > > > > >On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote: > > > >> Is there anywhere I can get a cable for a decexpress? The tab broke off of > >> mine. It feels like a phone jack type connector, but the rj45, not > >> something usually used in a serial port, more for hooking to a network > >> card, how confusing, if both cables get mixed up in a case, as things might > >> fit where they shouldn't. Didn't know it was rj45 used in dectalk, thought > >> it was standard phone connectors, how to make one of the dec connectors, > >> not sure. > >> At 03:56 PM 9/5/00 -0500, you wrote: > >> >Hello all: > >> > > >> >Soon, I will be buying a new voice synthesizer. I would like an external > >> >serial device for it's flexibility. Presently, it is a toss up between > the > >> >dectalk express and the acsent. If anyone has an opinion concerning > serial > >> >voice synthesizers, I would like to hear it. > >> > > >> >I personally like the dectalk express; but, it doesn't seem very well > made. > >> >And, DEC used those rj 45 connectors with the tab offset. I have no idea > >> >why DEC did this. This type of connecter is on most of their terminal > >> >servers, printers and other serial devices. DEC are the only one's who > use > >> >this connector. I guess this is why they can charge $15 for a cable. > >> > > >> >Terry > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >Speakup mailing list > >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
