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From: szatezal@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (Shane M Zatezalo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Apple IIgs Answering Machine/VMB
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Date: 11 Mar 91 03:13:03 GMT
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I would like to turn my GS into an answering machine.  I think it can be
done, considering I have a:

 Sonic Blaster Digitizer (even though, technically, you do not need a card
                          to digitize sound with your GS)
 USR 14.4k bps modem     (something to answer the phone with)
 Transwarp GS            (speed!)
 Hard Drive              (space!)

I was thinking I could rig up my own 'speaker phone' where the outgoing
message could be played with the digitizer's OUT connection, and IN would
come from the person talking. I think it would be easiest to buy a cheap
speaker phone from radio shack and dismantle it for its parts.

I could then have the modem go off hook after a couple of rings, play a
message, and record for something like 30 seconds, then hang up (ath0).

Problems: I do NOT know how to address the digitizer directly, or to even
          control the digitizer without the software that came with it.

What would really be neat would be a voice mailbox system! It would
have to be able to distinguish between voice and the # on the keypad
pressed.

Any ideas? Anyone want to help??
 
 Shane  szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu -or- al460@cleveland.freenet.edu