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06/28/92
Announcing Cygnus Data System's Voice Mail System.
ANSWER.EXE is a Voice Mail System which supports the CompuCom
Combo modem, Cygnus Data System's DigiPhone, Creative Lab's SoundBlaster,
and LANtastic's Voice Card. Support to be added for The BigMouth,
Watson, and other sound boards.
ANSWER.EXE is designed to operate on IBM and compatible
computers. The software requires at least 384 Kbytes of memory, and
should be used with at least 3 to 5 megabytes of available hard disk
space. ANSWER.EXE will play and record messages to and from a floppy
disk, but since message files are large, floppies have limited message
capacity. The CompuCom modem samples voice at 10 Khz ANSWER.EXE and
therefore records at 10 Khz and so message files are 10 Kbytes per
second. This translates to 600,000 bytes of information per minute.
Also required for operation is a telephone line and a telephone receiver.
ANSWER.EXE used with a voice mail card is a telephone answering
system which features four primary modes of operation - the Personal
Answering Machine, the Voice Mail Box, the Information Server, and the
PhoneBook Dialer. Each mode operates independently but may access the
same messages. Each of these modes is described briefly below, and in
detail in Chapter 5.
The Personal Answering Machine will operate just as most common
telephone answering machines do, but can do even more. It will select
from as many as sixteen different outgoing messages and play it or them
to the caller, prompt the caller to leave a message after a tone, record
an incoming message, and allow the caller to edit the incoming message.
The outgoing message number and the number of rings before answering can
be programmed. Incoming messages may be played back from a remote
location. A presetable access code is required for this access.
The Voice Mail Box provides a system which can receive voice
messages for several persons by assigning each person a mail box number.
A System Operator assigns mail box numbers and maintains the mail box
accounts.
The Information Server is designed to present information to the
caller in response to the caller's touch tone signals. With this mode,
the caller can selectively receive the particular information of
interest. Callers may also leave messages in this mode.
The PhoneBook Dialer provides an outdialing feature which may be
used to automatically dial and redial a single number selected from a
PhoneBook or sequentially dial numbers from an ASCII list of phone
numbers. When redialing a single number from the PhoneBook, the computer
will present an audible beep when the call goes through. When in the
list dial mode, the called party will be presented with a menu much like
in the Information Server.
COMPUCOM COMBO MODEM OWNERS
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CompuCom has closed its doors, and defaulted on its payment for this
voice mail software. I am now distributing the software myself. ROM
upgrades for your modem are available from The General BBS in San Diego
which as been serving as the CompuCom Technical Support board. The
data number is (619) 528-0895. You must have v2.77 of your ROM to enable
the voice features. You can find the version of your ROM by using the AT
command ATI3. To get the Voice Mail Software, fill out the order form
below and mark ONLY the ANSWER.EXE Software for the CompuCom. You do not
need the other items for the CompuCom Combo to operate voice mail.
The DigiPhone Voice Mail Card
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If you do not already have a voice mail card, Cygnus Data Systems
produces and excellant sound quality card which uses and external speaker
and microphone instead of a telephone handset to play and record
messages. It also has a telephone interface with full telephone
bandwidth audio quality. These are available for a very reasonable
price. See the order form below for ordering information.
ABSTRACT
The DigiPhone
An IBM PC Voice Mail Card
The DigiPhone functions as an enhanced telephone
answering machine and is designed as a plug in card for
the IBM PC and compatibles. In addition to standard
answering machine functions, the DigiPhone features
programmable outgoing message selection, message routing,
response to caller's touch tone signals, and remote
programming ability.
The DigiPhone will answer incoming telephone calls,
deliver outgoing messages which are programmably
selectable from as many as 16 digitized audio messages
stored on the PC's hard disk, record incoming messages to
the hard disk or optionally to an external tape recorder,
route messages to a specified receiver, respond to a
caller's touch tone signals, and enter a remote
programming mode as a result of a special code sent by the
caller.
Audio messages are processed digitally via A/D and
D/A converters which receive and send 8 bit data to and
from the IBM PC through a selectable port address. A/D
conversion is implemented with the ADC0802 which is
operated at a clock rate of 512 Khz (corresponding to a
conversion rate of 8 Khz). D/A conversion is implemented
with the DAC0830. Interface with the telephone line is
accomplished with the speech circuit TP5700 coupled
through opto-couplers. Messages are recorded using an
external 600 ohm dynamic microphone and played back
through an external 8 ohm speaker.
A full featured pull-down menu program is provided
with the DigiPhone and implements all programmable
functions. Data I/O with the card is interrupt driven to
allow apparent simultaneous disk I/O.
Ordering Information
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If you do not run a BBS, disregard the BBS questions. But do tell me where
you got this order form from. If you are ordering ANSWER.EXE for the
CompuCom, only mark ANSWER.EXE Software for the CompuCom. If you have a
voice mail card not currently supported and would like to see support
added, fill out the order form without ordering any item and send it to
Cygnus Data Systems with information on your voice mail card.
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ORDER FORM
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TO: FROM:
Cygnus Data Systems Name: ___________________________
6216 Agee Street #124
San Diego, CA Company: ___________________________
92122-3533
Title: ___________________________
Daniel Durbin
(619) 457-2532 (voice) (evenings) Address: ___________________________
(619) 457-2665 (data)
City,State: ___________________________
You may fill in the blanks Zip Code
of this form with your text Voice Phone:___________________________
editor in ascii mode before
you print it to your printer! BBS Name: ___________________________
Sorry, no online registration. BBS Number ___________________________
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Item Unit Price Quantity Ext. Price
The DigiPhone . . . . . . . . . $125 x ______ = ______
includes ANSWER.EXE Software
Microphone . . . . . . . . . . $ 18 x ______ = ______
Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14 x ______ = ______
DigiPhone Technical Reference . $ 25 x ______ = ______
ANSWER.EXE Software for CompuCom$ 25 x ______ = ______
Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5 x ______ = ______
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Total Enclosed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______
BBS Name and Version #. . _______________________________
Heard about this from . . _______________________________
Please make check or money order drawn on a U.S.A bank in U.S. funds and
made payable to Cygnus Data Systems. California residents please include
7.75% sales tax. Purchase orders (net 30 days) accepted from large business.
All programs are Copyright (C) 1989 - 1992 by Daniel A. Durbin
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FROM:
Name: _________________________________
Address: ______________________________
City: ____________________ State: _____
Zip: ______________
TO:
Cygnus Data Systems
6216 Agee Street #124
San Diego, CA
92122-3533