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From: mfader@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Michael Fader)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Summary: Turning a Mac into an Answering machine
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Date: 19 Feb 91 02:17:11 GMT
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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 ?