gaarder@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Steve Gaarder) (11/14/89)
Is there anyone out there interested in working on designing a small
PBX for home use? I've been tossing the idea arount for some time now.
I know I can buy them, but there are advantages to building one's own:
- You can program it to do *anything*, and do it *exactly* as you want
it. For example, in my local area there are only a dozen or so
prefixes. I would like to choose extension numbers different from the
starting digits of these prefixes, and not have to dial an access code
for an outside line.
- If you have a good junk box, it may be cheaper.
- Building things is fun.
A group effort would help a lot in speeding up the process, and makes
the of producing PC boards more feasible, which would save a lot of
construction time. I suppose electronic switching is best, although
at surplus prices Good Old Relays might be a viable option. The thing
could be controlled by a single-board computer.
Anyone interested should write to me at gaarder@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
on the Internet, or {backbone}!cornell!batcomputer!gaarder on UUCP.
Steven Gaarder
Ithaca, N.Y.