Doug Sutherland wrote: > I can't imagine why that should obsolete speech hardware, there will just > have to be new drivers and some software work, that's all. The new DECTalk Express is USB. It's more a matter of hardware synth manufacturers wanting to continue making money. A Mojo pin drive with Win-Eyes or JAWS and a hardware synth is more portable across Windows platforms. You can plug them into a library computer and go...if they'll let you. Michael