Hi everyone,

After 8 fabulous years of using ECS for DOS, and several minor attempts at upgrading,
I am finally ready to jump to ECS / Win.

I have a couple questions.

First, my configuration:

Dell v333c with 192mb, 10gB drive
OS: Windows 2000
Modem: The Zoom 14.4 from our group purchase a couple years ago
Serial: 1 native, plus 1 Byterunner PCI 8 port on Com3 - Com 10
USB: 2
Interfaces: Ocelot with SECU-16 and SECU-16I

I am simultaneously running a program called WinAPRS that broadcasts my house weather
conditions and car locations on the 2 meter band. To see the internet feed of this feature
check out http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?KC5JIF (weather) or http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?kc5jif-1
(my car) . 

Here are the questions:

I just bought an Ocelot from Worthington. I guess I should have checked, but doesn't
this device include the X-10 interface port as standard equipment?  There is a phone
cable in there, but no X-10 interface. Is this an additional option ?  I have the CM11a,
will this work?  If not, what do I need to get?

The SECU16 and SECU16I include 1000 ohm resistors for "supervised" inputs. Can anyone
shed light on what applied digital means by supervised? My implementation is that my
window and door security loops are normally closed, and when the window or door opens
the circuit opens. My motion detectors are normally open. When they detect motion they
close the circuit.  

Can the Ocelet/ECS combo handle this like I did with the Alpha Board/ECS-DOS did ? 
What do I gain by adding the resistors ?

Is anyone running ECS on Win2000 using the Zoom Modem ? Does the sound work ? Win2000
identified this as "Unknown Modem - Com 2" . I don't suppose Zoom has Win2000 drivers
for this, do they ? 

From my intermittent review of the messages here, it seems that the emulation of the
Bigmouth (a feature my family loves) is a problem for Windows based ECS. What is the
best solution for ECS calling an extension and making an announcement using the paging
feature of a Panasonic PBX ?


Thanks guys. It will take me a while, but I look forward to getting back to a current
ECS configuration !

Reddy Biggs