Scott, the synthesizer was purchased through maxi aids, but I wasn't the
one who purchased it. I have had it for about two years. It was purchased
by the state of virginia when they purchased my computer system. I don't
think my counselor knew about thees problems with the dec when he purchased
it. I hadn't a clue about them myself. The gentleman who installed the
software said that as far as he knew that I've got the latest drivers for
dectalk pc internal. So, I guess I'll just have to play the access 32 by
ear. I sure hope that it works better than this card is doing. It seemed
to work pretty well their for a while and here lately, it seems to want to
lock up and the only way I can get speech again is to either switch to
eloquence or restart the computer. I don't mind using eloquence, but I
don't have the sb live yet to support duel sounds. So, that presents a
problem when I go to run audio programs such as vox chat or vox phone. I
plan to get the sb live card at the beginning of this month since dvh is
getting me the access 32 software. The other problem with using eloquence
is that it is a crippled version and will not work with openbook which I
have to use from time to time because I am total. Good luck with your
endeavor of the dec express and let me know how it works out for you.
Shawn At 11:08 AM 3/25/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>
>
>Shawn,
>
> I am not surprised. How long have you had your Dec? Did you know about
>these problems when you first purchased it? Who did you buy it from?
>
> I did hear that the Dec access 32 has a very slow response time, but
>doesn't have nearly the problems that the card does
>
> I am going to replace my internal with an external. I sure hope it works.
>If it doesn't, I may have given up my right to get my money back on the
>internal. What I'm going to do is; put in the external, if it works, I'll
>keep it, if hnot, I'll keep the internal, give the new external back and go
>from there. My only advice is; buy something with a clear speech, bite the
>bullet as far as the tone goes, cause as David Poehlman says,
>functionaility is the name of the game, not tonality.
>
>Please let me know how you like your access and can you answer a few of the
>questions I asked above?
>
>Talk to you soon shawn,
>
>
> At 12:18 PM 3/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hi Scott, I am having the same problem with my dectalk 4.2c. My problem
>>goes a step further though because my dec keeps locking up on me at various
>>times and I have to restart the computer. Have you thought about investing
>>in dec access 32? I'm going to be getting that soon and hope that it works
>>out much better than this dectalk pc.
>>
>>Shawn At 06:49 AM 3/25/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Beth,
>>>
>>> Sorry I didn't know your email address, so I am posting this reply on the
>>>list. I did happen to see your post about the Dec express.
>>>
>>> Here is my situation. I have the internal pc 4.2cc. It works really
>>>poorly. No response time, plus, speaks all those extra letters, cuts the
>>>words in half, a real struggle to use daily. Only thing Dec has is the
tome.
>>>
>>> I am sending back in the internal, and trading in for an external to try.
>>>They say its the firmware, and the express has different firmware, says Dec
>>>compac. So, then I saw yoor post on the express, and the way it shutsg down
>>>the speech.
>>>
>>> What I want to know is; what does your actually do? how can I re-create
>>>this when mind comes? What would you do with an internal that really isn't
>>>working, yet I love the tome? Would you send both back, get your money
>>>back, buy another double talk, or another really solid speech card?
>>>
>>> If I do, I'd need tech support on putting the new one in, taking the old
>>>dec out, doing all that stuff, and the guy who built my system won't give
>>>me tech support any longer because my check cleared and he'd rather stiff
>>>me at this point. What would you do?
>>>
>>>
>>>Please help me!
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
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