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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Address: ______________________________

City: ____________________ State: _____

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                                Cygnus Data Systems
                                6216 Agee Street #124
                                San Diego, CA
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