Hi Igor: I rewrote that driver and had Gene test it and he said it was working correctly so I checked it in. I don't have an Express or any other DECTalk for that matter so I can't test it myself so if what we now have isn't right then it will take somebody else to hunt down what isn't working exactly. I will look at the code again in the next few days but all I can do is guess at this point. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061