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From: PEMURRAY@miavx1.bitnet (PETER MURRAY)
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Subject: Re: Light Showing Phone is Off Hook?
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Date: 5 Feb 90 00:28:00 GMT
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>I don't know much about phones, so I thought I post a message to see
>what I could find out.  Here's the scenerio: I've got an internal
>modem without a speaker.  I'd like to know when the modem is using the
>line without picking up the receiver to check (wouldn't want to do
>that, would we?).  So, can anyone tell me how I can set it up so that
>I have a light or LED on when the modem has the line (of course it
>will be on when anyone's on line - I think)?  This way I can tell
>exactly what is going on.
 
I would also be interested in this info.  I live in an apartment with
3 other compu-nerds with modems, and someone is always picking up the
phone on someone else.  Any technical advice or schematics or ideas
are welcome.  Thanks.
 
 
Peter Murray                                    pm8moper@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu
205 Hepburn Hall                                        pm8moper@miamiu.bitnet
Miami University                                        pemurray@miavx1.bitnet
513/529-4944                                     murrayp@apsvax.aps.muohio.edu