Hi Kirk. It does not say re-initialized. However, when I plug it back into the machine and press some review keys, I can see the connection between machine/synth is resynchronized. However yes, it does pause for a very long time between punctuation. I think this has to do with Speakup setting a punctuation pause when the driver initializes the synth? I will try Kenny's suggestion and see if that works. > Igor: Does the Dectalk say reinitialized when you start it back up? That > sounds like a period punctuation pause or something. Unfortunately, I don't > have a Dectalk any longer so I cannot experiment to see the problem. > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup