rdw2030@venus.tamu.edu (12/17/90)
In the past few months, I recall seeing a project in one of the electronics mags that could tell if an incoming call was a FAX machine or NOT and act accordingly. Since then, the need for such a device has arisen, and I can't recall where I saw it. I dug through the past several months of Radio Electronics, Modern Electronics, and QST. I think the problem may be that it wasn't a main article, but an article about a new chip and a possible application for it. Then again, maybe not... :-) Please e-mail me if you know where I can find this article! Thanks!! Mark C. Lowe - KB5III RDW2030@TAMVENUS.BITNET
tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook) (12/23/90)
In article <9115@lanl.gov>, rdw2030@venus.tamu.edu writes: > In the past few months, I recall seeing a project in one of the electronics > mags that could tell if an incoming call was a FAX machine or NOT and act > accordingly. These devices don't work very well, because they have to answer the line, and then listen for a fax tone. Most folks sending a fax to you will be listening for a tone from YOUR end before hitting the send button, which means that the fax box will end up switching the call to your phone. Better to get distinctive ringing, where the phone company assigns another number to the same line. Then get a box that can switch the call between devices based upon ringing cadence. The Hello Direct catalog has one, although it is not the box that they market for fax switching. They advertise it for switching between your business and personal phone at home. Their number is 800-HI-HELLO. I have used the AutoLine Plus from ITS in Endicott, NY. Their number is 800-525-4596. It works great, and can switch between THREE devices. Tad Cook Seattle, WA Packet: KT7H @ N7HFZ.WA.USA.NA Phone: 206/527-4089 MCI Mail: 3288544 Telex: 6503288544 MCI UW USENET:...uw-beaver!sumax!amc-gw!ssc!tad or, tad@ssc.UUCP