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Re: [ECS] background rec beta Mark Gilmore Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:20:18 -0700

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Suffice it to say that the background recording operates just like
the normal recording (no Event is needed to terminate on pickup).
But I AM going to change it such that a keystroke will NOT abort
recording, since you may want to type during.

Mark Sekelsky wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Are you saying that with the background recording I can abort the recording
> by picking up the phone (similar to a regular answering machine)?  If so is
> this the local phone only or any phone on the line?  Is it "automatic" (ECS
> "watches" for the phone to be picked up and aborts without any event lines
> for such)?
> 
> Mark S
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:markgilmore@cococo.net]
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 1998 5:02 PM
> To: ecs-list
> Subject: [ECS] background rec beta
> 
> DEAR BETA TESTERS,
> I am ABOUT to upload ftp.gallops.com/ecs/beta/ecs.zip,
> which will incorporate the following changes.
> #82 REQUIRES MUCHO TESTING (thanks).
> This upload does NOT apply to ECSD/ECST.
> 
>         3.4.025 (uploaded to ftp on ???)
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>      8/29/98:
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>    81)  In the Item Editor, Types which are NOT supported under the
>         applicable operating system (W95 or DOS) are suppressed from
>         the Item Type response-list (e.g. SPEECH-INTERFACE-A will not
>         appear in ECS.EXE, and SPEECH-INTERFACE-B will not appear in
>         ECSD.EXE/ECST.EXE).
> 
> *  82)  A new State (ANSWER/NW) is now supported for the PHONE-ANSWER
>         Type: If such an Item is set to ANSWER/NW (no-wait), ECS will
>         record the caller's message in the "background" while continuing
>         other tasks. During this background recording, the State of the
>         PHONE-ANSWER and PHONE-INTERFACE-C Items will be RECORDING.
>         (note that RECORDING is also a new State for these Types).
>         Background recording may be aborted by picking up the phone,
>         setting the applicable PHONE-ANSWER Item to "DO NOT ANSWER", or
>         setting the PHONE-INTERFACE Item to RESET. Any other attempts
>         to access PHONE-INTERFACE-C will trigger an error message.
>         This State is not supported by ECSD/ECST.
> 
>         The following phrases have been added to SF.DIR:
>                 ANSWER/NW
>                 RECORDING
> 
>         The following phrase has been added to VR.CMD:
>                 ANSWER/NW
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence
> http://members.a2zsol.com/omnipotence.html

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence
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