8 Nov
2002
8 Nov
'02
1:13 a.m.
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
Yes and yes. It even does MF signaling, it handles ground start trunks,
it does ISDN, Feature Group D trunking, and it even works in Russia
(seriously! :)
Merlin's
suck. I've got a full-blown miniature central office in my
house. The eOn (formerly Cortelco) Millennium could easily act as a
central office for a small neighborhood. It has all the features of a
regular telephone exchange and is completely programmable, and fits on
my closet shelf. I currently have 80 ports and a T-1 stuffed into mine
though I'm only really using about 20 (4 lines, voicemail/auto-attendant
and about 8 extensions scattered throughout the house). Once I get the
T-1 clock board for it I'll be using that as my link to the voicemail
system for clean and seamless call transfers.
Does it support standard analog lines like one would use for modems? How
about pulse dialing? This sounds like what I should look into for my systems. Where would a similar system be found, and
would would the costs
be like? I suspect the only way I could afford such a system will be
surplus/auction/resale, but maybe not...
They are not readily available on the common surplus market. They are
very high-end and specialized. You need to find a re-seller. That being
said, call my friends George or Matt at Reliance Telecommunications in
Hayward, California, and ask them how much they can offer a used system
for.
1-800-323-6466
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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