bjs@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith) (03/22/88)
Well I have a very strange question to ask some of you know it alls. I am looking for information on a Hardware/Software package called Watson. What this program is to do is a computerized answering machine. For example it usage : The owner of a company has many sales reps out "in the field" tring to sell a certain good. The sales reps then can call in and leave meassages for the boss or other reps. But they must first enter a access code to get access to only there messages and not the other reps. You see how it works? "took me some time to understand myself" The hardware side seems to be make up of some A/D stuff and a voice synthzier (sp). What I am looking for is the cost/who makes it/ and the address of how makes this. thanks. -- ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() The Person : Brian J. Smith UUCP : !ihnp4!codas!uflorida!beach.cis.ufl.edu!bjs Internet : bjs@beach.cis.ufl.edu
sxm@philabs.Philips.Com (Sandeep Mehta) (03/23/88)
In article <13379@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> bjs@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith) writes: > > Well I have a very strange question to ask some of you know it alls. > > I am looking for information on a Hardware/Software package called > Watson. What this program is to do is a computerized answering > machine. That is exactly what one of the projects at the MIT Media Lab is doing. For more info get hold of the book MIT Media Lab (Viking Press) or the video(disc/tape) from the Media Lab in Cambridge. I dont know if they are willing to give it out, but it may lead to clues on other packages. sandeep -- Sandeep Mehta (914)-945-6478 Robotics & Flexible Automation uunet!philabs!sxm Philips Laboratories sxm@philabs.philips.com
dalew@qiclab.UUCP (Dale Weber) (03/25/88)
> Well I have a very strange question to ask some of you know it alls. > > I am looking for information on a Hardware/Software package called > Watson. What this program is to do is a computerized answering > machine. <stuff fed to my line eater> > synthzier (sp). What I am looking for is the cost/who makes it/ > and the address of how makes this. Watson is made by Natural MicroSystems and they usually have ads in many major microcomputer magazines like BYTE. You can get a demo system by calling (800) 6-WATSON from any touch tone telephone. You can control the demo to a certain extent. From there you can leave your name and address to get further informatio. The last price I had on the basic WATSON setup without VIS or any other software was $198.00 which includes a 1200 baud semi-Hayes compatible modem along with all the telephone handling hardware. It's really a nice system but to be truely usefull (unless all you want is a super smart answering machine) you should get the VIS ROM also which is another $298.00 (last price I had). I hope this info help. Natural Micro can be really slow at sending out information packets so you might have to bug them a couple of times to get what you want. The trouble is worth it though. -- UUCP: ..!{tektronix!reed, uunet!littlei}!percival!casper!dalew ..!tektronix!{ ogcvax, psu-cs, reed }!qiclab!casper!dalew FIDO: 1:105/55 (Dale Weber) "I love it when a plan comes together" - Hanibal Smith