Some were created using the Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft Mail Server clients. MAPI services are pretty much the same regardless of the client installed on your workstation. Where the differences are important, they are noted in the text of the book. Sound cards, speakers, and microphones -Some of the examples here require the use of a pc audio system. Just about any WAV-compatible audio card will work fine.
Some examples use voice input and playback.
You can accomplish this with an attached microphone and speakers. In some cases, you can even use an attached telephone handset, too. Both the TAPI and the MAPI examples require a data modem. For some of the TAPI examples, you can perform all the functions using a simple data modem. Telephony cards -While you can get through almost all the TAPI examples in this book without a telephony card in your workstation, you'll get a lot more out of the TAPI section if you have access to one.