Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!netsys!vector!telecom-gateway From: r.a.a.@pro-palace.cts.com (R.A. Anonymous, Jr.) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Answering Machine Interrupter Message-ID: Date: 1 Aug 89 17:11:58 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 15 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 271, message 4 of 7 I had a Phone-Mate cordless phone (poor thing bought the farm in a thunderstorm) that had a modular jack for an answering machine in the back. The phone handset itself had a three-position switch, labeled off, screen, and on. Off, was, of course, to turn it off (guess what on was for.. :). But the screen switch was neat, as the handset would ring (whereas it did not when turned off), plus, if the phone was answered from the jack on the back of the base unit, you could hear the calling party and your supposed answering machine. Kind of handy, being able to decide who you want to talk to anywhere in your yard..... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rodney Amadeus Anonymous, Jr. | Wyomissing, PA pro-palace!r.a.a. | pro-harvest!r.a.a. pro-palace checked daily | pro-harvest checked weekly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -