Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!netsys!vector!nobody From: chaney@E.MS.UKY.EDU (Dan Chaney) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Telephone gizmo for one-line customers Message-ID: Date: 5 Jan 89 10:13:13 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 39 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 5, message 5 In article soley@ontenv writes: >X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 3, message 7 > >In article , black%ll-micro@ll-vlsi.arpa (Jerry Glomph Black) writes: >: I just read a short review in PC Week about a $400 gizmo which >: answers your phone, then issues a robot-voice announcement to the >.... -- Is there a way to differentiate between FAX and regular modem-logins? I understand that there are el-cheapo FAX programs that, using your modem, act as a document-based fax machine. These programs are much cheaper, on the order of $50-$100. What I would like to be able to do is have the computer pick up the phone and run either the FAX program if this is a fax call or go ahead and run a login to Unix. I can also for see DOS people wanting to choose between FAX, UUCP and possibly a third BBS package. Am I dreaming or is this at all possible? I do not have any specs on FAX protocol but would be interested if anyone has such data. >: equipment receives the incoming call. Seems like a good way to >: get double use of one line. ^In this case, possible even triple or quadruple. Assuming that the other end will give you a carrier long enough to decide between human, FAX, UUCP or just a recording from Sears telling you that your Christmas order has finally arrived. >: >: The $400 seems overpriced for what you get > -- Dan Chaney {uunet and the like}!ukma!chaney chaney@ms.uky.edu chaney@ukma.BITNET If a 100-year old Roman Catholic offers you | "Life is but a state of mind" a clever quote, don't take his word at it. | - Ben Rand