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From: zellich@stl-07sima.army.mil (Rich Zellich)
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Subject: Re: Two Line Answering Machines
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Date: 26 Mar 91 21:30:55 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 243, Message 6 of 14

Go down to Radio Schlock and buy a two-line answering machine adapter.
It will allow the machine to pick up on whichever line of a pair rings
first, and will ignore the second if they both receive calls at the
same time.

It cheerfully switches between lines as calls come in on either of
them, and can also be used with a phone if you are willing to call out
on whichever line \received/ the last call.

I think it runs about $20, but it may be a little higher or lower;
it's been a while since I bought mine (and that was on sale, anyway)
so I don't remember.  The little box works fine, and causes no problem
with loss of ringer voltage (as did, unfortunately, the other RS box
that cuts off the answering machine when any extension is picked up).

Cheers,

Rich