The adapter is sticking out of the back of my laptop's serial port. I leave it this way, so the cover stays up, and I can find it, when dad helped me set it up, we couldn't find the serial port at first, it was covered. Now that the adapter is sticking out it'll always be exposed because it's bigger than the cover, but now that cable. Isn't the same connector on both ends? Is that serial adapter in the end of the cable, or is that the part that goes in to the comport, if it's what goes in to the comport, that part is fine, just a little tab on one end of the connector. At 10:35 AM 9/6/00 +0000, you 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 > > >
