Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!apple!agate!telecom-request From: 0004169820@mcimail.com (Rochelle Communications) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Caller ID RS-232 Interface Needed Message-ID: Date: 3 Apr 91 17:51:00 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 33 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 265, Message 9 of 12 In an article which appeared in the TELECOM DIGEST V11 #249 on March 29th, 1991, George Sipe writes: > I'm interested in Caller ID for my home, but would want an > RS-232 interface to it... Can anybody give me any pointers? > ANY RS-232 Caller ID interface would be of interest since I've > found none so far. There are two products on the market which provide a Caller ID/RS-232 interface. The first product is ANI-232, available from Rochelle Communications of Austin, Tex (800-542-8808). It provides Caller ID decoding (compatible with both US and Canadian formats), ring detection, and on-hook/off-hook indication (for call timing, and to keep track of unanswered calls). The ANI-232 is available now and sells for $85. It comes with a free demonstration software which displays the Caller ID data on an IBM PC. A Developer's Package is also available for serious developers/VARs. Rochelle has also developed a PC-based Caller ID Telephone Line Simulator for testing and demonstration of Caller ID products. The second product is CLASSMATE Model 10, developed by MHE Systems (Tustin, California), and is distributed by Bell Atlantic Business Supplies (800-523-0552) for about $50. It is a cost effective solution for hobbiests and developers who do not need the ring detect and off-hook detect features. The CLASSMATE is not compatible with the Canadian and US WEST implementations of Caller ID. Gilbert Amine Rochelle Communications, Inc. gamine@mcimail.com +1 512 794 0088