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Re: [ECS] Phone-Interface-(X) Don Stephens Tue, 4 Jan 2000 17:17:34 -0800

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Hi:
 Did you move to Windows??? Great. I have about six people who are
interested. You were the only one who had specific goals, and I appreciate
it. I'll forward this to the other interested party, and if it looks solid,
I'll send it to Mark.

Good to hear from you. You going to the HA show in Orlando? Michael David is
talking about it. If I don't find a job and have some money, I might just go
too.

Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Wittenberg" <wayne@sysbyd.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 4:34 PM
Subject: RE: [ECS] Phone-Interface-(X)


> 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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