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Re: [ECS] Phone-C don.sb.net.sb.net Mon, 24 Aug 1998 10:53:49 +700

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On 1998-08-24 ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org said:
   >At 09:38 PM 8/23/98 -0400, Michael David wrote:
   >>So Mark, if we can get folks together to pitch in, would you be
   >>interested in implementing this card for a fee?
   >>Anyone have interest in pitching in for this type of project?
   >Reddy and I were just discussing the bankrolling of development for
   >HAI Omnistat support.  Now, up comes phone features!
   >That brings up the serious question of how to get the features we
   >want and keep Mark alive, cool & well fed!  I certainly don't mind
   >paying my fair share, but I don't think the people on this list
   >and/or the first few people to ask for a feature should have to
   >bear the full development cost.  I also don't think that Mark wants
   >to mess with different compile versions with different feature sets
   >enabled.  ECS isn't modular, it seems to be all or nothing.
   >Anybody else with some ideas?
   >I would certainly be interested in kicking in on phone card support,
   >provided it is multitasking, not a 'house-stopper' like the
   >BigMouth.  I am still in DOS land, but I *think* it makes the most
   >sense to concentrate development for this in the windows
   >environment.  This would be a feature that would be worth upgrading
   >for (and buying a new PC, if needed). c'ya,
   >Wayne

Hey!
 I'll go for that, and I think Michael is interested as well. I don't have
a problem with Mark including any of this in the next version of ECS to be
available to everyone. I agree that it would be nice not to have everything
go on hold while the phone events take place. It would be nice to find a
board that would emulate a modem as well, as I'm quickly running out of
space on my motherboard. At any rate I would be willing to put in 100.00
bucks toward this project, if that would help. If the features are really
bitchin' I'd go even higher.

Don

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