Modems and external dialers.

[wrcooke at wrcooke.net]

 > But, a FINGER is such a better visual image! 

 > There were devices that sat on top of the "hook" of the phone (where the > handset rested to hang up, with the handset on top of them. A solenoid > could lift the handset for "off-hook", and set it down again for hang-up. 


Did anyone ever make a "dialer" that operated by pressing/releasing the switch hook?  Seems a solenoid to do that would be a lot simpler than a "motorized finger."  Just curious.

Will

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