ciaraldi@rochester.ARPA (Mike Ciaraldi) (10/14/86)
In article <1976@ihuxl.UUCP> kae@ihuxl.UUCP (Alan Edwards) writes: >> Has anyone successfully wired a small light to a telephone so that it >> will illuminate when it rings.... > > Yes, people that are Hearing Impaired have been attaching such > devices to their phones for quite a while now, a ringing phone > doesn't do them much good. As for where to get such devices I > have addresses from which you can order FCC approved devices. Also, your friendly neighborhood Radio Shack store sells a device which plugs into the phone line and also into the AC wall socket. It has a socket on it, too. So, you plug in a lamp or indeed any AC-powered device, and it will go on and off with your ringing phone. Mike Ciaraldi seismo!rochester!ciaraldi ciaraldi@rochester