stanley@phoenix.com (John Stanley) (01/11/91)
chas@stax.uchicago.edu (Charles Blair) writes: > > I'd like my pc to dial the phone. I used to do this on the Mac by > having the speaker generate the correct tones, and holding the > telephone receiver to the speaker. (I'm trying to automate my people > dialing directory.) > > Is there something similar for the PC? Yes, it is called a modem. You can get them for less than $100 today. Not only will they dial the phone, they will let you talk to other computer systems. You will not need to hold your phone up to the system, even -- they connect direct to the phone line. Plus, it can tell when your phone is ringing, too. I have KeyOrganizer, and it does just fine at dialing people using the modem.
jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) (01/14/91)
In article <ToFkV4w163w@phoenix.com> stanley@phoenix.com (John Stanley) writes: chas@stax.uchicago.edu (Charles Blair) writes: > > I'd like my pc to dial the phone. I used to do this on the Mac by > having the speaker generate the correct tones, and holding the > telephone receiver to the speaker. (I'm trying to automate my people > dialing directory.) > > Is there something similar for the PC? Yes, it is called a modem. You can get them for less than $100 today. Not only will they dial the phone, they will let you talk to other computer systems. You will not need to hold your phone up to the system, even -- they connect direct to the phone line. Of course, there might be situations where you can't connect to the telephone line. Especially in the context of laptops, taken together with public phones or hotel phones, it might be worthwhile to have the PC speaker be the dialler. It might be a challenge to get a DTMF digit out of the PC's speaker, but I've seen piano playing programs on the PC, so even with the PC's 1 bit DAC, it's probably do-able. (I don't know if laptops use a real speaker, though, or do they cheat and use a piezo buzzer ? ) Regards, / Jon Sreekanth Assabet Valley Microsystems Fax and PC products 346 Lincoln St #722, Marlboro, MA 01752 508-562-0722 jon_sree@world.std.com