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From: eli@lf-server-2.BBN.COM (Steve Elias)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: PC voice mail (was: Watson)
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Date: 9 Feb 88 13:09:13 GMT
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	Tim Kay posted a review of the Watson voice mail card.

	here are two other voice mail boards/systems available for IBM PCs
	which offer more features at more initial cost...  they are aimed more
	at the small business or entrepeneur...

	Dialogics:  can run 4 lines of voice mail in a PC...
		    features are similar to Watsons.  about $1000.
		    they've been reviewed by a few PC trade rags.
		    they offer "ring-start" (standard telephone) hardware only.

	Brooktrout Technology:  can run 6 lines of voice applications in an AT.
		they will sell you feature-packed voice mail software for $1000,
		or a package that will let you write your own multitasking
		voice systems in PASCAL or C under the Concurrent DOS OS.
		they offer both "ring-start" and DID hardware.  
		each voice board is $750.  in Wellesley, Mass.