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From: johnc@plxsun.uucp (John Ciccarelli)
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Subject: Re: Remotely toggle power supply of PC
Summary: Black Box "Tone Operated Power Switch"
Keywords: remote power switch tone operated
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Date: 30 Jan 91 17:27:33 GMT
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In article <91030.010126ALG106@psuvm.psu.edu> ALG106@psuvm.psu.edu writes:

> What I am looking for is a way to call a phone number that will turn
> the power of a computer off, then back on.
>                                                    andy

BLACK BOX Corporation, (412) 746-5500, has a "Tone Operated Power Switch"
on p. 66 of their January 1991 catalog, P/N GS-SW1055A.

  "The BLACK BOX Tone Operated Power Switch (TOPS) is a dialup 
   switch that lets you turn on/off or reset any device using 
   a touchtone telephone.  Installed at the receiving
   end of the transmission line, TOPS will receive a call by
   verbally asking you to enter the (three-digit) access code.  
   Once the proper DTMF code has been entered, TOPS will say 
   whether power is on or off.  THe caller has the choice of 
   entering either a "2" to turn power on, or a "1" to turn 
   power off"

It's listed for $562.00 (stiff, but if it solves your problem...)

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Black Box nor have I ever ordered
stuff from them.  However, they have a catalog full of useful datacom
gadgets of which this is just one example, so I keep it around...

John Ciccarelli
Plexus Software, 5200 Great America Pkwy, Suite 200, Santa Clara CA 95054
email: ...sun!plx!johnc,  voice: 408-982-4842,  fax: 408-727-4864