xev@harvey.gte.com (Xev Gittler) (02/15/91)
Well, I got back about 10 responses, all saying "Tell me if you get an answer". Unfortunately, I got no real answers. If anyone does know how to do this (or has done it), please let me know! -- Xev Gittler xev@bunny.gte.com
bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (02/15/91)
From article <xev.666548664@harvey.gte.com>, by xev@harvey.gte.com (Xev Gittler): > Well, I got back about 10 responses, all saying "Tell me if you get > an answer". Unfortunately, I got no real answers. If anyone does know > how to do this (or has done it), please let me know! What we *really* need to know is whether we can turn a Macintosh into a toaster so we can take it to the next Interop. -- Paul DuBois dubois@primate.wisc.edu
hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink) (02/15/91)
Xev, Please tell me if you get any answers... :-) Actually, I know the answers you are seeking, but I don't know if it will please you. There is a company that has announced just such a system for the Mac LC when apple first announced it. Let me look it up in all my old documents and poress releases. Hang on a sec... shuffle..shuffle..shuffle..shuffle..Ah! Here it is! PSI offers several products that do just that. They offer the COMplete Fax/Modem Macintosh LC, which in compbination with their COMplete Voice Software will turn your LC into a router, answering machine. The software will recognize voice/data/FAX calls and route the calls accordingly. You can record your outgoing messages on the hard drive as well as store your income messages on it. Beware, though, you will need a huge drive. Control over calling features can be had remotely or locally. The modem costs $599 ($699 with MNP5,V42,V.42bis) and the software costs $299. Should be available now. I have no idea if it will work with other modem/FAX combinations. To turn your Mac LC into an answering machine without the modem, you can get COMplete Response, which does all the tricks of a good answering machine and records your incoming calls on the hard drive. Available now for $199. I have, of course, no connection with PSI, but I do think they have neat products (check out their FPU/Cache card for the IIsi!). I hope this helps and I am amazed that no one else replied since this is straight from the Apple Intro news from the introduction of the machines last september. Harry P.S. I thought at first that there is no stand-alone version of their system (hence the "I don't know if it will please you"). As there is, I'm sure this message will renbder Xev very happy. uucp : ucrmath!alchemy!hzink | Financial Independence *CAN* be Yours! INET : hzink@alchemy.uucp | 24hr Taped Information Hotline (714) 276-2020 -----------------------------+------------------------------------------------ Wesley: "Captain, this doesn't look like the holodeck to me." Worf: "Ready to cycle airlock, Captain." Picard: "Make it so."
matt@pacvax.UUCP (Matt Kingman) (02/16/91)
In article <xev.666548664@harvey.gte.com> xev@harvey.gte.com (Xev Gittler) writes: > Well, I got back about 10 responses, all saying "Tell me if you get > an answer". Unfortunately, I got no real answers. If anyone does know > how to do this (or has done it), please let me know! Dove Computer was showing a package at MacWorld Boston last August that turns your Mac into an answering machine. Their number is 1-800-622-7627. /Matt --- Matt Kingman - Macintosh Software Engineer Pacer Software Inc. - Westboro, MA 01581 Disclaimer: No, I don't work for Dove but I do know several people who work there.
mfader@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Michael Fader) (02/19/91)
In article <367@alchemy.UUCP> hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink) writes: >Xev, > >Please tell me if you get any answers... :-) > >Actually, I know the answers you are seeking, but I don't know if it will >please you. There is a company that has announced just such a system for the >Mac LC when apple first announced it. Let me look it up in all my old >documents and poress releases. Hang on a sec... > >shuffle..shuffle..shuffle..shuffle..Ah! Here it is! > >PSI offers several products that do just that. They offer the COMplete >Fax/Modem Macintosh LC, which in compbination with their COMplete Voice >Software will turn your LC into a router, answering machine. The software will >recognize voice/data/FAX calls and route the calls accordingly. You can record >your outgoing messages on the hard drive as well as store your income messages >on it. Beware, though, you will need a huge drive. Control over calling >features can be had remotely or locally. The modem costs $599 ($699 with >MNP5,V42,V.42bis) and the software costs $299. Should be available now. I >have no idea if it will work with other modem/FAX combinations. > >To turn your Mac LC into an answering machine without the modem, you can get >COMplete Response, which does all the tricks of a good answering machine and >records your incoming calls on the hard drive. Available now for $199. > Given the cost, why not just buy an answering machine for $40 ?