I think the reason for this is primarily the phasing out of modems. While a modem can be purchased for this use, they don't typically come in computers by default anymore. I think what you need to do is look to purchase a Macintosh compatible telephony modem, which will probably come with software for this purpose. I found this page which may be of some informational use right away when I googled it: http://www.sustworks.com/pa_guide/compatibleModems.html
Bob On Jan 13, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Timothy Miller wrote: > Hello, > > I have to re-think my telephone system for business use. There's only one > employee, me, and I usually can't answer the phone, but I want callers to > have a convenient user-friendly experience, and to reach me when they need > to. Some kind of simple auto-attendant, the ability to transfer a call to > another line, plus the ability to play some recordings, then return to the > main menu. Google Voice will do some of the things I need, but not others. > > Over the years, there have been products that do this sort of thing, working > on a dedicated Macintosh. I ran my business phones this way for several > years, a long time ago. Apparently, no such product currently exists for the > Macintosh. > > There may be dozens of such products for Windows, probably mostly bad > products. I haven't looked into it yet, and prefer to avoid that option if I > can. > > Wondering what to do. More and more companies host some kind of virtual PBX, > but most are intended for large organizations, too expensive for me, or won't > suit my needs. > > It occurs to me I could probably make my own Virtual Receptionist application > in LiveCode. I think LC can do everything I need, if used in conjunction with > a modem. (If I'm not mistaken, simple modem commands and responses can detect > key presses, answer calls, hang up, transfer calls and so on.) On the other > hand, it's a pretty big job for do-it-yourself, particularly for me, a > non-expert. > > Has this kind of application has already been attempted in LC? Is a usable > version available? Maybe some kind of Virtual Receptionist construction kit? > Anybody know? > > Thanks in advance, Tim > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
