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From: mattioli@took.dec.com (John R. Mattioli)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: dectalk
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Date: 30 Nov 90 17:46:48 GMT
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In article <15767@bunker.UUCP>, Jim.Shaffer@f60.n382.z1.fidonet.org
(Jim Shaffer) writes...
> 
>I'm interested in possibly perchasing a Dectalk.  Do you
>get those from DEC directly?
> 
>I understand that blinks can get a special reduced price for them.
>Did you get this deal, and if so how?
> 

Jim,

If you'd like, you can get a DECtalk directly from Digital (DEC).
I believe the phone number 1-800-digital will put you in contact
with people who can eventually get you in touch with the people
you'd need to talk with.  It might be easier to go through your
local sales office and let them do all the foot work.

As for the discount, well, yes and no.  It is true that DEC offers
a discount on DECtalks.  Exactly how much of a discount, I'm not
sure.  I've heard everything from 16% to 60%. Unfortunately, this
discount is not offered to individuals but to organizations.  I'm
not sure what further restrictions apply.  It may be that the
organization needs to be non-proffit, I simply don't know.

While I do work for DEC, I am a software engineer in the terminal
server group.  I don't work with the DECtalk people and use DECtalk
very rarely myself.  In case anyone cares, the reason I don't use
DECtalk much is because I use braille very heavily.  Whenever I do
use speech I use DECtalk.

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