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- From: vern@zebra.alphacdc.COM (Vernon C. Hoxie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
- Subject: Re: Expansion box info needed
- Message-ID: <18@zebra.alphacdc.COM>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 23:27:20 GMT
- References: <1992Dec28.045136.5170@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Reply-To: vern@zebra.alphacdc.COM (Vernon C. Hoxie)
- Organization: Alpha Communications, Denver, Colo.
- Lines: 34
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- In article <1992Dec28.045136.5170@ultb.isc.rit.edu> kgb8752@ultb.isc.rit.edu (K.G. Brayton) writes:
- >Hi
- >
- >I managed to come across one of those semi-mythical expansion boxes for
- >my 3b1 (or rather, it found me). Anyway, I have no documentation or
- >anything of the sort. Just the box, the card and the cable. I haven't
- >had a chance to play with it yet. Could someone give me some
- >information about this box? A couple of questions that come to mind
- >immediately are:
- > 1) Do I need any software for this? Drivers or anything?
-
- I suspect that you will need a driver.
-
- > 2) What cards can I or can't I plug into the box?
-
- This box was designed to house Voice Power Cards for use as an
- automatated receptionists. The "Touch '1' for Sales, touch '2' for
- accounting, touch '3' for Service, touch ... etc." concept. After the
- 3b1 was discontinued and the 'fire sale', the System ( 25 ? ) PBX group
- had to go out and buy some of them back so that they could provide them
- with their system.
-
- >If I remember right, it doesn't like combo boards in the box, but beyond
- >that I have no clue.
-
- The serial ports on the Combo Cards may work but the memory
- portion won't.
-
- vern
-
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