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Answering Machine software for DOS?
Name: pengyou Date: October 6, 2006 at 06:57:37 Pacific OS: DOS 6.x CPU/Ram: 80386 4 mb
Comment:
Someone just gave me a '386 notebook in perfect working order. I also have a need for an answering machine...since I like to recycle/reuse, I am wondering if there is any software out there that would let me use my new treasure as an answering machine.
Name: T-R-A Date: October 6, 2006 at 09:59:22 Pacific
Reply:
Don't know of anything for DOS, but there ought to be several Win3.1 things still around. I remember years ago I found a combo sound-card, 14.4 modem, and (non-bootable) SCSI interface card that worked pretty well with Win3.1 and had built-in Voice-Mail capabilities. Hooked up a 2X SCSI CD-Rom to it and it all worked great with WfWG on a 386DX-33...
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Response Number 2
Name: wizard-fred Date: October 6, 2006 at 13:41:38 Pacific
Reply:
There were some. What is needed is a modem with audio capabilities. As the previous poster remarked, it would be easier using Windows.
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