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From: peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: Northern Telecom Maestro
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Date: 11 Mar 91 01:27:46 GMT
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One idea that just occurred to me, for a Caller*ID box, would be for
them to play the touch-tones corresponding to the number calling in
between the first and second rings. I find that while I can't
distinguish the tones well enough to call out an unknown number from
the tones, I can pretty reliably recognise a number after a few reps
(I often work next to a modem bank).

This would be distinctive ringing with a vengence. :->


peter@taronga.uucp.ferranti.com