This is not so. It's not a standard rj45. FC On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Christopher Moore wrote: > Hello, > The dectalk cable is a straight-through rj45 with a serial adapter on the > other end. So you should be able to make one and clip the serial adapter > from your broken cable. > > > 73, Chris w1gm at sdf.lonestar.org > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org > > On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Frank J. Carmickle wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
