17 Jul
1998
17 Jul
'98
12:01 p.m.
On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
Oh, they can work. You may need to get a 2uF
capacitor. You also will not
be BT approved, and hence (technically) breaking the law, unless like me,
you do these experiments on a home-made line not connected to the public
system. Making such a line (a few relays) is not hard if all you want to
do is play with the units, rather than use them for answering your phone.
That's what's funny about the phone companies in the UK versus those in
the US. I could plug my phone line into a 240v outlet and the phone
company couldn't do a damn thing about it.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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