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Re: [ECS] Re: OK, what did I start now... Wayne Wittenberg Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:09:38 -0400 (EDT)

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On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Mark Gilmore wrote:
> My concern with this effort is the desire for background
> recording and multi-line processing, both of which could
> be nightmares. I may try to tackle bkg recording with
> phn-c first. That way, I can test these waters without
> committing. I need to think on it.

I am not a programmer and NOT trying to tell you how to do your job or
programmer, but please make sure you investigate the Dialogic web site
before jumping into plain old modem stuff.  These Dialogic boards ARE more
expensive, but they are built for background & multi-line processing.
They have MUCH more horsepower and brains on the boards.

> But BE WARNED, this would not be cheap - it would be the
> most extensive/complicated upgrade that I have performed
> since porting to W95. I figure we are talking AT LEAST
> 2-weeks FULL time. I figure $400 per week would be fair,

Regardless of which hardware you ultimatley pick, assuming it can handle
two lines without stalling the main ECS logic, I am pretty sure there are
at least 8 people on this list alone that would kick in $100.

For those that demand data modem stuff, these Dialogic boards do voice,
caller-id and fax, they do not do data.  But there is nothing that should
prevent you from having the modem of your choice to handle data.

c'ya,
Wayne

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