Yes, I have a Belkin USB hub with a serial port on it that I am using a DecTalk through. You may have to play with the com ports to find out which one to use with the Dectalk. I am currently set to com 4. Good luck.=20 -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 4:11 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Anyone have experience with a USB-to-RS-232 for a DecTalk? Has anyone used a DecTalk serial synth through the USB port with one of =3D those converters and is is successful? I have just joined for-the-people =3D but Jaws with eloquence overpowers the chat and I = can find no way to =3D turn Jaws down without turning the chat down. I have = a DecTalk and a =3D LiteTalk, There is a parallel port on the LiteTalk = which I may be able =3D to use if I can figure out how I suppose. This = ThinkPad doesn't have an =3D RS-232 port. Any help or advice is appreciated. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada DLeavens@xxxxxxx Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.=20 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx