22 Oct
2004
22 Oct
'04
8:10 a.m.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 09:54:39PM -0400, Dave Dunfield wrote:
Handy, but as you say, overkill for simulating a point-to-point POTS link.
I don't *need* a serial port (I have a real one on
my SuperPET) ... My point
is that I don't like to just put stuff on the shelf ... I like to get it
working.
Fair enough.
Sure. I even
have a couple of devices that are handy for that - Telephone
C.O. simulators...
Thats no a problem for me - One of my main lines of "day" work these days is
the development of a small office PBX (www.talkswitch.com) which is very small
and easily portable (good for demos), and provides full switching etc. I also
do dial-up point-of-sale banking terminals, so I have lots of equipment to
simulate and monitor various phone line condition - not that it's really needed
to "make a call" to a demo BBS. Agree completely on "show and tell" - I also
find it's
a great ice-breaker, I don't know how many people have come to the office
for meetings of one sort or another and almost immediately start talking
about seeing something on my site which was their first computer. Often
said meeting is followed by a trip to the basement to play with the toys.
Fun.
-ethan
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