RE: Dectalk USB Parameters

["Beth Hatch" <bhatch200 comcast net>]

Hello Peter and all,

Peter, this is in answer to some of your exchange with Kenny and your input
on Braille and the Dectalk USB.  I am going to paraphrase as best I can
since the quotations would be rather long.<smile>

	First, I would like to answer your question on installing the
Dectalk USB firmware.  For this synthesizer, I don't know about others, the
firmware must be installed by USB only.  That is how I have been installing
it when I attempted to fix the problem.

	Second, as a rather new user to Linux, both text-based and
graphical, I should let all of you know that I had no idea that Gnopernicus
would try to look for Braille, or anything else, <smile> for that matter, on
the serial port.  Had I known that there might be a possible problem, I
would not have left the Dectalk connected.  I figured since Gnopernicus
worked with Festival, a software speech utility, that I wouldn't have to
worry about whether the Dectalk was connected or not.

	Finally, as a person who must use both Windows and Linux for school
due to studying how to network and use computers with various operating
systems, I understand your need to be familiar with all of them for the
purposes of accessibility.<smile>

	I think that in the case of the Dectalk USB, that the vendor is
willing to work on their end to resolve the bug.  It was never my attention
to blame one particular program for my crashed synthesizer.  My point was to
avail myself of any and all resources, both here on this list and within the
Linux community, as well as the folks at Access Solutions who make the
Dectalk.

	Best regards, and thanks to all of you for your assistance.

Beth