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Re: [ECS] ECS Event programming question Mark Gilmore Sun, 21 Feb 1999 09:00:55 -0800

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Actually, it's modems based on the ROCKWELL VOICE chipset.
The SUPRA EXPRESS 56i & 56e should work fine.

Martin Terry wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the detailed reply Bill. If I do upgrade I still intend to use
> ESCT 4, my hardware just isn't ready for Windows yet.
> 
> I know this has probably already been covered, but what CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
> modems are functional with ECS 4 in Windows mode? Does anyone have a list of
> manufacturers or models? I believe it's any that's "Rockwell chipset" based,
> but I'm lazy.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Walters [mailto:wtwalters@home.com]
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 1999 1:59 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] ECS Event programming question
> 
> Martin,
> 
> I upgraded last month from ECSD 3.4 to ECS 4 and I'm very happy.
> 
> Not knowing how your events are constructed, and what you do, it is very
> difficult to answer the question of "...will I lose any functionality.."
> 
> For myself:
> 
> 1. I was logging all incoming and outgoing calls.
>         - Lost the outgoing call logging (BIGMOUTH function)
> 
> 2. I had a relay which killed the house phones from ringing until after
> the CID announcement, and used:
> 
>          If   Answer    Is Now    Hang-up
> 
> to reset the relay.
> 
>         - Lost that since ANSWER in ECS doesn't have a state named
> "Hang-Up".  Fixed that by purchasing a $17.95 box from Radio Shack which
> is intended to record telephone conversations.  I hooked the "motor
> control" output of it onto a digital input on my PD-40 and just use that
> now to control the resetting of the relay.
> 
> 3.  I use a simple touchscreen interfaced via Serial-Byte item for main
> interface with ECSD (and yes, ECS too, but about to implement ACE with
> newer touchscreen).  I wanted the ability to completely control my voice
> message playback remotely, without having to be at the computer.  So, I
> used a small TSR named "KBFAKE" to trick the computer into believing
> input from the serial port was being typed at the keyboard.  Viola,
> instant access to all message playback functions from the touchscreen
> (message skip, delete, fast-forward, backspace, keep-new).
> 
>           - Lost that as ECS doesn't support Keyboard Macros in any way.
> 
> 4.  Lastly, lost the ability to use "Local Phone" for control of ECS.  I
> thought I'd miss that an awful lot; haven't missed it a bit between
> adding ACE, my old touchscreen (via serial) and several extra X-10
> 6-button consoles.
> 
> If you don't upgrade for any other reason, do it for the intelligable
> speech output.  TTS is marvelously understandable and the wife likes it
> mucho better!
> 
> Bill Walters

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
omnip@usit.net
http://www.usit.com/omnip

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