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- PhoneLog 1.03
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- Introduction:
- This application will log all your phone calls you get. It is necessary that your
- Mac is connected to a modem connected to the phone line. It is also necessary
- that your modem is configured such that it actually returns the ‘RING’ string
- when the phone rings. Use this application if you need to know if you get
- phone calls besides those your answering machine registers (That is if you
- have an answering machine).
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- PhoneLog will create the phone call log file in the same directory where the
- application is located. This will be a TeachText document.
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- The application should work fine in the background. However, when errors
- occur the application does not use the Notification Manager to tell the user
- about it. If you want PhoneLog to use the Notification Manager buy me the
- manual and I’ll do the update :-). All errors (I hope) are reported with normal
- alerts.
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- Version 1.01 will now let you set the processor time PhoneLog will relinquish
- to other applications. Use the Operations:Priority menu to set the priority
- scheduling. This feature is only useful when other applications are running
- and PhoneLog is not in the foreground.
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- Installation:
- No special installation is necessary. The archive will install a folder with the
- application. If you use System 7 you can make an alias of the application and
- drop that into the ‘Startup Items’ folder in the system folder. This way the
- application will always load when you turn your Mac on. PhoneLog occupies
- 64 KBytes of RAM.
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- Configuration:
- The configuration is done by selecting the Operations:Preferences menu.
- Options are available to select the serial port, the time after a ring is
- interpreted as a new call, and a virtual ringer. In addition you can ask the
- application to keep track of the actual RINGs.
- • Selecting serial ports: This should be simple. Click on the port your modem
- is plugged into.
- • Time between rings to register new call: Type in the number of seconds
- after a RING is to be interpreted as a new call. If you get an unusual large
- number of calls reported in the log file try to increase this number. A good
- time might be 10 seconds. The time between the rings on my phone is 6 to 8
- seconds.
- • The virtual ringer: If you check this box the program will play a sound
- when it registers a RING.
- • Logging the RINGs: This check box allows you to log all the RINGs you get.
- The time the ring is received is recorded in the log file. You can use this time
- stamp to configure the seconds after a ring is interpreted as a new call.
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- Notes:
- • Due to how PhoneLog does some of its work it would be unwise to install
- the application on a file server (or any other kind of shared file system).
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- • If the log file reaches a size of 32 KBytes or more TeachText will not be able
- to open the file; any word processor should be able to open the file (This is a
- problem with TeachText). The file looks best in an equal-spaced character
- font such as Monaco or Times.
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- • If your modem does not return the RING string PhoneLog will be unable to
- do its work. PhoneLog does not (re)configure your modem. An application
- that will let you configure your modem is being developed.
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- • If you run into problems or get error messages let me know.
- Send email to:
- kiberkli@sunspot.acs.syr.edu or
- kiberkli@mailbox.syr.edu.
- or snail mail to:
- Klaus Berkling
- c/o PhoneLog
- 7265 Wakefield Drive
- Fayetteville, NY 13066
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- • PhoneLog is copyrighted 1994 by Klaus Berkling, some parts copyrighted by
- Symantec Inc. The shareware fee is $5.00. For an extra $15 I’ll mail you a disk
- containing the most recent version, source code, and resources.
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- License & Legal Notes:
- • IN NO EVENT SHALL I BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
- ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE,
- EVEN IF I HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- Use this software ‘as is,’ there are no implied or expressed warranties.
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