[access-uk] Re: Dec Express.
- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:43:49 +0100
Hi,
I wrote on BCAB, but I have an issue with the later firmware with JFW.
Is there a known problem with this? Currently using 4.2CD atm on this
Dectalk.
Andrew.=20
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> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt
> Sent: 24 June 2004 08:26
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Dec Express.
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> Hi Colin,
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> These are firmware issues. You can actually update the=20
> firmware on the old=20
> Dec, by going to the GW Micro web page http://www.gwmicro.com=20
> and hitting=20
> their downloads section. Or, you can go to=20
> http://www.fonix.com, as Fonix=20
> have now bought out Dectalk. I believe they have the latest=20
> firmware on=20
> there too.
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> All the best
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> At 02:18 24/06/2004, chairman@xxxxxxxxx spake these words of wisdom
> >Greetings,
> >
> >Through the recycle-it list, a couple of years ago, I=20
> purchased a dec
> >express from somebody who I believe also subscribes to this=20
> list, least he
> >did to the Yahoo version. I found the synth fine but it=20
> had a couple of
> >foibles.
> >
> >I say this because another came up on the recycle-it list=20
> which I purchased
> >recently and this behaves in a different way.
> >
> >The old one's batteries need replacing, it does not hold a=20
> charge very
> >long, I intend sending it to Dave godfrey of blazie who can=20
> deal with it,
> >as the one I have just purchased was serviced by him and works fine.
> >
> >I decided to try the new one out so disconnected the data=20
> cable and power
> >lead from the old, connected them to the new, did not=20
> change any drivers or
> >settings or anything on the machine.
> >
> >Whereas with the old one it simply ignored the pound=20
> sterling sign, the new
> >one says u accute. If I read a document, after a fairly=20
> short time, maybe
> >a screen's worth, the old one stopped and if I looked at=20
> the cursor, it
> >would be more or less in the middle of the text it had been=20
> reading. My
> >solution was to touch the control key after it had read,=20
> say fifteen or so
> >lines, then re-issue the read command (insert down arrow)=20
> for another
> >fifteen or so lines . . . annoying!
> >
> >With this new one, I can issue the read command and so far,=20
> it has read
> >without problems.
> >
> >Now, I wonder what is different? Has there been some kind=20
> of hardware
> >update over the last three years?
> >
> >Cheers.
> >
> >Colin R. Howard.
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