DECTalk DTC01

From: Robert Stek <r.stek_at_snet.net>
Date: Wed Dec 13 20:18:08 2000

I recently picked up a mint condition (at least cosmetically) DTC01 - it's
about the size of a small desktop PC with 2 25 pin serial ports, one for
COMM and one for a terminal, two phone jacks, two audio jacks and a volume
control. What I was looking for was a Votrax Type 'n' Talk or an
IntexTalker, but hey, who's complaining?

I did some searching and found that Megan has a commmand summary, Eric Smith
has one, and maybe one or two others on the list. There is a list of some
initialization commands and sparse docs on the web, but they are rooted in
VMS and I don't speak DEC. Since this was way beyond my price range when it
came out, I don't know much about it, so any help would be appreciated.
What I am hoping is that, like the Intex or Votrax, I can just send a serial
text stream to it and hear it spoken. This weekend I will break out my
trusty Televideo terminal and fool around with it, but if anyone has docs,
I'd happily pay copying/postage. Or just point me in the right direction.
I was planning to see if just sending double-square-bracketed [[command
string]] in straight ASCII allows me to control it. After that I'll use
HyperTerminal to send it "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and let it read me
to sleep!

Bob Stek
Saver of Lost Sols
Received on Wed Dec 13 2000 - 20:18:08 GMT