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From: jcb@loral.UUCP (Jay C. Bowden)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Modem and ans. mach. on same line!!
Keywords: modem telecom
Message-ID: <1903@loral.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jan 89 20:00:30 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Loral Instrumentation, San Diego
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I saw a new gadget advertised in the  Feb '89 COMPUUTER SHOPPER
that is supposed to allow you to let a modem share a line with
a voice answering machine.  Works like this:  Call first, let the
phone ring ONCE ONLY.  Clever box understands this ISOLATED ring
is a signal to SWITCH the phone line over to the MODEM for
the next 100 seconds.  Now call back again with your modem; the
remote modem answers the line instead of the voice answering
machine.  It must keep the line switched to the modem as long as
the modem is on line, I suppose, also.

It looks like a ~3x5x1 in. plastic box with a "wall wart" type
power supply attachment, and jacks of the telephone type
(Rj-somethings). Says $100.00, no credit cards, from

   KISS Engineering Inc
   1163 Greenbriar Lane
   Palatine, IL  60074
    1-312-358-9991 or
    1-800-442-2285

I called 1/27/89 and ordered one COD; they said it would ship in
a month and I was number 20 on their list, whatever that's worth.


I plan to use it with a MR. MOX AC power switch, so I don't have
to leave the PC on all the time (I can do this 'cause I have an 
external modem). This is $99.95, MC/VISA ok, from:

   Kenmore Computer Technologies
   30 Suncrest Drive
   Rochester, New York  14609
   1-716-654-7356

I suppose this would work with a FAX too, wouldn't it?
Anyone doing this type of stuff?  Talk to me!

- Jay

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Jay Bowden, EE/Consultant; see also Bowden Engineering
Currently contracted at Loral Instrumentation, San Diego
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