18 Mar
2003
18 Mar
'03
1:09 a.m.
At 20:53 17/03/2003, you wrote:
Not really - the OPD screen blanks after 10 mins of inactivity anyway, and
switches on again for an incoming call, if you pick the handset up or press
a key.
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From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Adrian Vickers
Sent: 17 March 2003 19:27
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: ICL OPD/Merlin Tonto
Shame it can't do CLID though. Maybe I shall have to try to retrofit my
Pace 56K modem into it, then bodge the ROMs to read the CLID.... Then add
the TCP/IP stack that's recently been developed for the QL, adapt a
browser, and presto - an internet-capable OPD!
Now THAT would be worth seeing. In fact I'd probably pay for it, but it
would require that the OPD screen was on all the time, and that would reduce
its life somewhat on account of burnage. Remember the OPD was designed so
that incoming calls could be taken with the screen turned off; back then
they were really expensive.
Aye, that would stop the CLID from being useful...
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Cheers, Ade.
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