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RE: [ECS] Phone-Interface-(X) Wayne Wittenberg Tue, 4 Jan 2000 19:34:59 -0500

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I would be interested in helping out with this also.
In my humble opinion, here are some minimum requirements:
+ support two phone lines (at a minimum, but I think more than 2 might be to
expensive)
+ must use an industry standard type card, Dialogic (Proline 2V: Used
$300/New $445), Rhetorex (now Lucent), etc.  I would hate to see us all
invest time & money in an obscure card from a single source, and then have
that small company disappear or drop the card.
+ no need for modem support, use a regular modem/cable/dsl modem for
internet access
+ fax support would be nice, but not required, use a regular fax-modem if
needed
+ ECS would still support voice modems for entry-level users
+ must support Caller ID, preferably with Call Waiting Caller ID
+ pulse detection (versus tone) is not required
+ must be PCI (or USB?), not ISA card
+ must work with NT and/or Win2K

addition?  different opinions?

Regards,
Wayne Wittenberg



-----Original Message-----
From: Don Stephens [mailto:donstephens@101freeway.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 2:43 PM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: Re: [ECS] Phone-Interface-(X)


Hi Joe:
 O.K. We have about five people who are showing some interest in this. Stay
tuned.

Don
----- Original Message -----
From: <joerut@epix.net>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Phone-Interface-(X)


> Hello
>
> I would be willing to help the cause. I just upgraded this week to
> Windows version. I will probally still be using my DOS machine until I
> get the phone items figured out with the Windows version. I had spoken
> to Mark in the past about the Dialogic Proline 2V but it would have been
> a bit costly for just myself to afford.
>
> Thanks
> Joe Rut
>
>
>
> Don Stephens wrote:
> >
> > Tom:
> >   Sorry not to have replied earlier, well, long story. So far there are
six
> > of us interested. will keep you advised.
> > Don
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Hutchins" <hutchins_ta@fuse.net>
> > To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 10:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] Phone-Interface-(X)
> >
> > > Don,
> > >
> > > I think thats a great idea! My only concern would be that the board
can't
> > be
> > > too expensive! Must also be 56k min.
> > >
> > > I too would be perfecrly happy if PHONE-INTERFACE-C worked properly (I
> > have
> > > problems w/ connecting to the internet TV-guide) but if others need
more,
> > > fine. Maybe others have uses I haven't thought of!!
> > >
> > > I'd be willing to kick in some $.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Don Stephens <donstephens@101freeway.com>
> > > Cc: ECS List <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 11:08 AM
> > > Subject: [ECS] Phone-Interface-(X)
> > >
> > >
> > > > Several of the members of this group want to approach Mark with a
> > > > proposition stating  that we would like a more robust phone
interface,
> > and
> > > > that we would consider purchasing the board for him, plus perhaps
fiscal
> > > > aid. I don't know what is out there as far as phone boards, but
there
> > > seems
> > > > like Dialogic and many others have interfaces that might do what we
> > want.
> > > Of
> > > > course, that begs the question...What DO we want? I'm willing to
start
> > the
> > > > ball rolling, but I don't want to approach Mark until we have a
solid
> > idea
> > > > of what everyone wants.
> > > >  Personally, I could live with a phone-interface that does what the
> > > > Phone-Interface-C is suppose to do, but more is better. What do you
> > think?
> > > > Don
> > > >
> > >
> > >
>

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