[Ham-Computers] PCI-ISA conversion?

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Mark, 	
	
The stand alone peripheral is the DECTALK Express. I own one. It sold retail for
the same price as the ISA full size cards, $1,195. I bought my two DECTALK PC
cards and the DECTALK Express at wholesale, or $815 each. I do not need them
Mark, I need a way to make them work now with no ISA slots!	
	
There is also a software synthesizer called DECSOFT Access 32. It sold five
years ago for $150. I bought a copy. All of what I have is registered and
licensed, by the way. The only Pirate here, is my fourteen year old grandson,
Brandon, who eats me out of house an dhome! 	
	
Duane W8DBF	


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From: Mark Pilant <n1vqw at arrl.net>
To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or
experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] PCI-ISA conversion?
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:11 PM

Hi Duane.

The DECTalk unit (card) was made by Digital Equipment Corporation.
Which was bought by Compaq, and then Hewlett-Packard.  I worked
for them (on the VMS operating system) for almost 20 years.

I wasn't aware they made a card for DECTalk, but I do know they
did make a standalone unit, I believe it used an RS-232 line to
pass the ASCII text to it.  (I used one in a demo many years ago.)
I don't know if this is an alternative.

There may still be some DEC equipment resellers around, or it may
be possible to find a unit on eBay.

I hope this helps.

73

- Mark  N1VQW
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