dibble@cs.rochester.edu (06/15/89)
I've been reading the messages about PBX/Key systems with interest. I called AT&T to get information about their systems, and got a good dose of discouragement. They only sound usable if you have no existing equipment like modems, fax machines, and telephones. Was the sales person right? The only way to put a modem/fax/phone on an AT&T key system is through a dedicated port that passes straight through to an outside line? Are there systems comparable with AT&T's but able to support my existing stuff? Why did AT&T fail to support the conventional telephone interface? What do these systems do in case of a power failure or a hardware/software failure? Will any of them let me backspace in a number I'm dialing? Peter