Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!world!jon_sree From: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: phone line splitter to fax and phone Message-ID: Date: 16 Apr 91 14:02:39 GMT References: <1991Apr11.062708.12749@unixg.ubc.ca> Sender: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) Organization: The World Lines: 27 In-Reply-To: twong@civil.ubc.ca's message of 11 Apr 91 06: 27:08 GMT In article <1991Apr11.062708.12749@unixg.ubc.ca> twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes: Hi. Seeing as how we are now able to buy fax/modem boards for our computer that can detect whether the incoming call is from a fax or a normal phone call, is there a device available for an orginally phone line which detects and splits the incoming call to two output lines - one to a fax machine and one to a phone (1 phone line in, 2 phone lines out)? If so, has anyone actually had experience or have purcahsed such a device? Thanks in advance. Yes. Several such devices are available. PC Magazine, Dec 11, 1990 did a review of several such units. Most large department stores, or office product stores will carry at least a couple of brands, or you can get the others by mail order. I've used units from two manufacturers, and they work reasonably well. They have their quirks, too. On the whole, most brands will do the basic switching pretty well. Regards, / Jon Sreekanth Assabet Valley Microsystems Fax and PC products 346 Lincoln St #722, Marlboro, MA 01752 508-562-0722 jon_sree@world.std.com