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Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Call Forwarding Device
From: jack@myamiga.mixcom.com (Jack Decker)
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 15:05:16 GMT
Organization: Northern Bytes BBS - Sault Ste. Marie, MI U.S.A.


 > A couple of years ago Radio Shack used to sell a call-forwarding
 > device that either required two separate phone lines or three way
 > calling - it sold for about $100 and was cleared out for about $40
 > when then discontinued the item (when phone companies introduced
 > call forwarding).

 > I am in need of such a device.  I am willing to buy one or make one
 > if schematics are available.  I know of one company that sells such
 > a device, "All American Associates" that sells such a device but
 > they want $400 for it and I think that's a little pricey considering
 > what it does.

I guess so!  You might check with a company called "Hello Direct"
(1-800-HI-HELLO). They sell all sorts of unusual telephone gadgets, mostly for
use in businesses. I'm sure there are also other sources that are cheaper, but
I don't know of any off the top of my head.  If you know any ham radio
operators or electronics experimenters, ask if you can look thorough their
electronics catalogs because such devices are often sold by electronics firms.

Jack Decker                               | No, I don't own an Amiga; I just
Internet address: jack@myamiga.mixcom.com | get Internet mail via a gateway
Fidonet address:  1:154/8                 | system that runs on an Amiga.
From: APD104@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Source for installation equipment?
Date: 7 Oct 92 01:03:48 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

RE: telco equipment

Yeah, there's a comp any called Specialized (not the bikes) which has all that
good stuff you look for... I'll faind the address for you soon.. They send out
a free catalog, real nice too, bu tthe stuff's expensive.

-pC
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: btb@NCoast.ORG (Brad Banko)
Subject: ANAC in 216 ???
Organization: North Coast Public Access *NIX, Cleveland, OH
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:19:41 GMT


   I've been trying to find the ANAC number in 216 and so far; no luck.
Does anyone know?

-- 
______________________________________________

-----Internet : btb@ncoast.org
___________________
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: shri@nyx.cs.du.edu (H. Shrikumar)
Subject: Sorry .. but cant reach <exurgo@exu.ericsson.com> by e-mail
Organization: UMass, Amherst, MA + Temporal Sys & Comp Net, Bombay, India
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 19:25:26 GMT

Sorry to all else ,

But my e-mail reply to exurgo@exu.ericsson.com bounced.

-- shrikumar ( shri@legato.cs.umass.edu, shri@iucaa.ernet.in )

From Mailer-Daemon@mailgate.ericsson.se Sun Oct  4 11:46:55 1992
Return-Path: <Mailer-Daemon@mailgate.ericsson.se>

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
Connected to exucom.exu.ericsson.se:
>>> RCPT To:<exurgo@exu>
<<< 550 <exurgo@exu>... User unknown
550 <exurgo@exu.ericsson.se>... User unknown


Hi,

> I would appreciate if u can share any knowledge about the present scene.
[in India]

Sure .. why dont you give me a call sometime. 

(Perhaps, we might even be sharing some areas of interest )

My numbers are ..

(413)-549-8484, or (413)-549-0661
both are at home, which is where it is best to catch me.

till later ...

-- shikumar ( shri@legato.cs.umass.edu, shri@iucaa.ernet.in )
From: 1012breuckma@vms.csd.mu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Caller ID
Date: 5 Oct 1992 02:21:12 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 1012breuckma@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu

In article <aaron.718250032@stat.tamu.edu>, aaron@stat.tamu.edu (Aaron Hightower) writes:
>moon!cyberden!koden@well.sf.ca.us writes:
>
>>does anyone have a list of which states have approved call waiting? i've 
>>got a suprafax v.32bis and supra has just released the new ROM that 
>>supports caller ID and i want to know if i can use it... i'm in 
>>california.. 
>
>I second that..I'm in Texas.
>
>- Aaron Hightower
>
>aaron@stat.tamu.edu

This may seem like a silly question, but have you asked your telephone company?
Seriously, I'm sure that as soon as it is available in your area, you will be
flooded with advertisements about how great it is, how little it costs, etc.
From: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau) 
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: RS PEN-REGISTER?
Date: 26 Sep 92 20:48:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-1243v.32bis
Reply-To: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau) 

-> A couple of years ago, Radio Shack had a little device for about $100
-> that monitored your line and recorded dialed numbers, off-hook time,
-> etc. I cannot find this device anywhere anymore.  Is there another
-> manufacturer of this unit, or does someone have an unwanted one to
-> sell?

The new Damark catalogs have such a goodie listed for $49.00. it lists
on LCD rather then tape and will list up to 145 calls (probably if you
only dial "9-1-1")
From: bill@toto.info.com (Bill Cerny)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Cellular Afloat in Key West
Keywords: decadence ;-)
Date: 26 Sep 92 01:47:15 GMT
Organization: Sun, Surf 'n Sushi, San Diego, CA

A buddy skipped the recession and is going to spend a year or so living
aboard his boat in Key West, FL.  Looking for the gouge on the local
celtel carriers, and any deals for the typical evening and weekend
calling pattern.

E-mail replies, please; summary available upon request.
-- 
Bill Cerny  <bill@toto.info.com>	|	10288-0-700-FON-BILL
She called me a "nazi."  I should protest; but so far I haven't.
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: dcohan@hamp.hampshire.edu
Subject: Re: ma bell hassle/ANI for 413
Organization: Hampshire College
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:49:50 GMT

In article <BvG3Iv.GC4@nic.umass.edu>, procha@titan.ucc.umass.edu (PAUL ROCHA) writes:
> I'm not sure exactly what a "ring back code" is, (or an ANI, or ANAC, etc) but 
> to get the phone number you are calling from, dial 200-5555 in the 413 area
> code.  Wait about 15 seconds, you'll get a recording of the number you are on.
> 
> Hope that's what you were looking for!
> 
> 
> -- 
> P. Rocha					Don't shoot, it's only me!
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> WWIVnet: 502@1 Internet: procha@titan.ucc.umass.edu Don't like me? Don't write!

yes, thanx, that's exactly what I was looking for.  no more ma bell hassles!

-Debbie

ps ANI=Automatic Number Identification
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: dcohan@hamp.hampshire.edu
Subject: dcom.telecom.info
Organization: Hampshire College
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 20:22:43 GMT

Where do I find the FAQ and ftp site for this newsgroup?

-debbie
From: moon!cyberden!koden@well.sf.ca.us
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Caller ID
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 14:05:09 PDT
Organization: Indescribable Creations

does anyone have a list of which states have approved call waiting? i've 
got a suprafax v.32bis and supra has just released the new ROM that 
supports caller ID and i want to know if i can use it... i'm in 
california.. 

 
                                Koden
                             ---=o0o=---
 
---
address: moon!cyberden!koden@well.sf.ca.us

Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: aaron@stat.tamu.edu (Aaron Hightower)
Subject: Re: Caller ID
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 01:53:52 GMT

moon!cyberden!koden@well.sf.ca.us writes:

>does anyone have a list of which states have approved call waiting? i've 
>got a suprafax v.32bis and supra has just released the new ROM that 
>supports caller ID and i want to know if i can use it... i'm in 
>california.. 

I second that..I'm in Texas.

- Aaron Hightower

aaron@stat.tamu.edu
From: speth@cats.ucsc.edu (James Gustave)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Source for installation equipment?
Date: 6 Oct 1992 22:19:34 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


Does anyone know of a source for telephone installation equipment?
I'm not talking about radio-shack crimpers and plugs, but rather the
fun stuff that the telco people have.  Like linesperson's handsets, or
the things-they-hook-to-the-lines-that-go-BEEP.  Someone must know what
I'm talking about.

Either a source in the Bay Area or something mail-order would be great.
Thanks.

-- 
Jim Speth
speth@cats.ucsc.edu
From: wb8foz@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Call Forwarding Device
Date: 29 Sep 1992 01:28:49 GMT
Organization: NRK Clinic for habitual NetNews abusers - Beltway Annex
Reply-To: wb8foz@skybridge.scl.cwru.edu (David Lesher)
NNTP-Posting-Host: skybridge.scl.cwru.edu

Others said
#  > A couple of years ago Radio Shack used to sell a call-forwarding
{}
#  > I am in need of such a device.  

There exists a device that uses 3-way calling to forward calls, rather
than two CO lines. Audio-quality-wise, I'd consider this is best
approach.

I can't recall the company name, but can find out. I do know that
Famous Telephone Supply of Akron sells them.

They are not $29.95, however.....

--
A host is a host from coast to coast..wb8foz@skybridge.scl.cwru.edu
& no one will talk to a host that's close..........................
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: shri@nyx.cs.du.edu (H. Shrikumar)
Subject: Re: cellular phones/anac 613
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Temporal Systems and Computer Networks, Bombay, India
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 06:24:21 GMT

In article <gsNDRB1w165w@chezrob.pinetree.org> 
  rogue@chezrob.pinetree.org (Marc Scott) writes:
>
>P.S. the ANAC for Ottawa, Ont. is #320-2232, ring back is 999-NNN-XXXX 
>the "n"'s and "x"'s being your phone number

  Could anybody please tell me the ring back code in New England Telphone ?
Areacode (413) ?

   Also do you know what the ANI readback number is here ?

   BTW, the term ANAC is new to me .. whatsit ?

-- shrikumar ( shri@nyx.cs.du.edu, 
               shri@legato.cs.umass.edu, shri@iucaa.ernet.in )

Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: sgw@boy.com (Steven Warner)
Subject: Program Available: Send messages to APLHA pagers (Windows - FREE)
Organization: Beach Systems / RTFM UN*X Solutions, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 19:51:54 GMT


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----
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 sgw@boy.com
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: sa6904623@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
Subject: Re: DTMF converter
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 01:16:30 GMT

Why would you really need a DTMF converter?

You could rip off the wires from the keypad and connect a decoder chip
(PAL, GAL, or any logic converter) that will decode the keypress directly
from the keypad.  The pad is just an X-Y grid (or almost).  When you press
a key, it shorts the row and column pins.

You will need a DTMF converter if you took the keypad from the telephone
and choose to keep the electronics attached.  In which case, there are
DTMF to BCD converters available (I've seen one, but can't remember the
number, check the RS catalog).

Kenneth ("Automan") Tan
From: skjetne@si.no (Jan Hvard Skjetne)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: DTMF converter
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:30:57 GMT
Organization: SI

I am going to use a telephone keyboard to control a PC application.
I am now looking for a converter from DTMF to ASCII. Does anyone 
know of a standard product doing this convertion?

Jan H&vard Skjetne
SI, Norway
From: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau) 
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: PEN REGISTERS
Date: 1 Oct 92 01:31:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-1243v.32bis
Reply-To: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau) 


The following is from the PHONES SIG of Invention Factory BBS.

>-Those of you who have seen the latest DAMARK catalog may have
>-noticed the Galaxis Call Register.
>-These are better known by 3 other names
>-1.(old )Pen Register
>-2.(just as old) pen recorder
>-3.(the current name) Dialed Number Recorder (DNR)
>-I've just received the unit...STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS

As more information becomes available I will post here.

In the meantime, Damark can be contacted at:
800-729-9000 orders
800-729-4744 Product Information
Fax 612-531-0281
                                                                                                  
Xref: sparky alt.uu.future:237 alt.uu.tools:37
From: joe@athena.mit.edu (Joseph C Wang)
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future,alt.uu.tools
Subject: Re: A proposal to bootstrap Usenet University
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:34:38 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In article <1992Sep30.135148.14361@nntp.hut.fi> jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala) writes:
>Is it possible for you to archive all the questions and answers?  I
>can arrange the archive to be put in the UU ftp archive.

It was my intention to do that.  It's very, very difficult to sit down
in front of a blank sheet of paper and write courseware from scratch.
My hope is that if you get a lot of people asking and answering
questions, one will be able to organically "grow" courseware with much
less effort.

>One idea would be to set up the mailing addresses for consultants as
>aliases which would automatically archive the mail and forward it to
>the person answering them.

There's a system called OLC which is used at MIT to process consultant
transactions on their online help system.  It might be possible to
scale it up to handle transactions across the Internet and to have 
a central clearinghouse which automatically routes questions to 
consultants.  
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future
From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Subject: Re: A proposal to bootstrap Usenet University
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:51:48 GMT

>I'll try very hard to answer all the e-mail I get.  Since I don't know
>what the volume of the e-mail I'll get will be, I can't guarantee
>anything.  After about a month or so, I'll report back here with the
>feedback I'm getting.

Is it possible for you to archive all the questions and answers?  I
can arrange the archive to be put in the UU ftp archive.  That would
help to conserve the questions and answers to everyone else.

I don't see a problem with unarchived questions/answers by consultants
either - as it's the volunteer who is doing the work, it's her/his
choice.  I think it would just be more in sync with the ideas of
openness in UU and give a possibility and perhaps also incentive for
more people to participate.

One idea would be to set up the mailing addresses for consultants as
aliases which would automatically archive the mail and forward it to
the person answering them.

Anyway, if this sounds like too much red tape don't let it stop just
collecting the list of volunteers and going on with unarchived
answers.

//Jyrki
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future
From: joe@athena.mit.edu (Joseph C Wang)
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future,alt.uu.announce,alt.uu.misc.misc,alt.uu.math.misc
Subject: A proposal to bootstrap Usenet University
Date: 30 Sep 92 10:12:34 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I propose that UU circulate a list of volunteers who are willing to
answer questions on a particular topics over e-mail.  Readers who have
a question on that topic can look up the list and e-mail questions to
the users listed.  I hope this idea will help to "bootstrap" UU.
Hopefully over time, there will be more students and teachers, and UU
will gradually develop an infrastructure and be forced to resolve
issues regarding universities.

I'll volunteer to maintain this list.  If anyone wants to be added or
removed from the list of consultants, please e-mail me at
(joe@athena.mit.edu).

To get this list started on an experimental basis:

I (joe@athena.mit.edu) am willing to answer e-mail questions on
astrophysics and Chinese history.  I have a bachelor's degree in
physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and am now an
astronomy graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin and my
research consists now of studying the hydrodynamics of supernova
collapse.  My teaching experience consists mainly of serving as a lab
TA for AST103L (Introductory Astronomy Lab for Non-Majors) here at UT
Austin.

I'll try very hard to answer all the e-mail I get.  Since I don't know
what the volume of the e-mail I'll get will be, I can't guarantee
anything.  After about a month or so, I'll report back here with the
feedback I'm getting.
Xref: sparky alt.uu.future:239 alt.uu.misc.misc:9
From: joe@astro.as.utexas.edu (Joe Wang)
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future,alt.uu.misc.misc
Subject: Proposal on the Structure of Usenet University
Date: 2 Oct 92 23:35:29 GMT
Followup-To: alt.uu.future
Organization: McDonald Observatory, University of Texas @ Austin

Proposal on the Structure of Usenet University
----------------------------------------------

As I was compiling the list of consultants for Usenet University, I
came upon a problem which UU will have to deal with.  What should I
do, for example, if a person who believed that the Holocaust never
happened wanted to be added as a history consultant or if a flat
earther wanted to be added as a physics consultant?  In other words,
how do I maintain the list as a quality reference without being open
to charges of censorship.  This is only the tip of a much question,
"Who determines what gets taught at Usenet University?"

I have a proposal which I feel will effectively deal with this
question.  I propose that Usenet University be considered to be a
collection of different "academies."  Any person or group is free to
start their own Academy, provided that the name of their Academy does
not duplicate one already existing.  Each Academy choose whatever
system of governance it wishes, and can teach whatever it wished to
under the name of that Academy.  Over time, the network public can
look at what is published in the name of each Academy and can make
their own judgments as to their reputation.  In this way, I think that
UU can preserve quality while maintaining academic freedom.  Thus a
flat-earther who's work is not "certified" by a certain Academy is
perfectly free to establish a "Flat Earth Academy" trademark under
which he can distribute his or her views.

To start out this proposal, I am issuing the list of consultants under
the name of the "New Network Academy."  Right now, the "New Network
Academy" consists solely of the consultant's list, and I retain full
control over whose names are published on the list.  If a reader or
potential consultant disagrees on my decisions as to whose names are
or are not on the list, then that person is free to publish their own
list over another Academy name.



Newsgroups: alt.uu.future,alt.uu.tools
From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Subject: Estimates of UU and educational group readerships for September 1992
Reply-To: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:57:36 GMT

Here are the readership estimates for UU groups and some other
educational Usenet newsgroups from the September 1992 Usenet
statistics (the whole report is available in news.lists, article
<1992Oct1.180844.25311@PA.dec.com>):


Explanations of the figures are in a companion posting.

        +-- Estimated total number of people who read the group, worldwide.
        |     +-- Actual number of readers in sampled population
        |     |     +-- Propagation: how many sites receive this group at all
        |     |     |      +-- Recent traffic (messages per month)
        |     |     |      |      +-- Recent traffic (kilobytes per month)
        |     |     |      |      |      +-- Crossposting percentage
        |     |     |      |      |      |    +-- Cost ratio: $US/month/rdr
        |     |     |      |      |      |    |      +-- Share: % of newsrders
        |     |     |      |      |      |    |      |   who read this group.
        V     V     V      V      V      V    V      V
   1 160000  5317   83%   980  1933.6    22%  0.02  11.5%  misc.jobs.offered 
   2 160000  5142   82%  1568  1909.7    40%  0.02  11.1%  misc.forsale 
   3 150000  4788   89%    10   157.9   100%  0.00  10.3%  news.announce.newusers 
   4 120000  3910   68%  2556  6290.4    45%  0.07   8.4%  alt.sex 
   5 120000  3903   84%     4   101.6    75%  0.00   8.4%  news.answers 

[ ... ]

 146  33000  1075   81%   241   628.0    55%  0.03   2.3%  comp.edu 
 249  26000   848   78%    30    69.8    32%  0.00   1.8%  comp.ai.edu 
 308  23000   759   73%   148   383.8    10%  0.02   1.6%  misc.education 
 313  23000   749   77%    49   136.2    43%  0.01   1.6%  sci.edu 
 764  13000   414   75%    43   141.0     0%  0.02   0.9%  comp.edu.composition 
1012   8800   290   51%    15   120.2     0%  0.01   0.6%  alt.education.distance 
1182   6600   216   54%    33    39.9     3%  0.01   0.5%  alt.education.disabled 
1223   6100   200   43%     -       -      -     -   0.4%  alt.uu.future 
1356   4500   148   12%    22    65.2   100%  0.00   0.3%  clari.tw.education 
1372   4300   142   34%     -       -      -     -   0.3%  alt.uu.announce 

(the traffic information for UU groups is missing probably due to the
site posting the stats not getting the UU groups).

//Jyrki
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future
From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Subject: Re: mail
Reply-To: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:05:35 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.130152.1253@ccsvax.sfasu.edu>, z_madsenka@ccsvax writes:
>What is UU?

See the FAQ file I posted attached to a message in alt.uu.future.
Newsgroups: alt.uu.announce,alt.uu.future,news.answers
From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Newsgroups: alt.uu.lang.misc
Subject: [soc.culture.nordic] PC based language software
Date: 5 Oct 92 19:30:11 GMT
Reply-To: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

A repost from soc.culture.nordic:

From: rberteig@cco.caltech.edu (Ross Berteig)
Subject: PC based language software
Date: 3 Oct 1992 21:07:11 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Hi everyone!

I've been reading this newsgroup for a little while now, and I was
wondering if anyone can help me.  I am looking for PC software
(not Mac) that will help one to learn either Norwegian or Swedish.
I work for a Swedish company and am currently studying Swedish, but
would like to do more on my own.  Also, my husband's family is
Norwegian and we are hoping to travel there some day.  I have heard
there is a program to teach Norwegian available on the Mac, but I
am interested only in PC.  Please e-mail any replies to
rberteig@alumni.caltech.edu  (this is my husband's account), as I
do not read the news every day.  Thank you very much!

--Michelle Berteig

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Newsgroups: alt.uu.comp.misc