Comms

Telephone Network

There are four independent analog phone lines within the lab, powered by old VoIP equipment. Additionally, several virtual lines are hosted on the Pi Mini Server.

Each VoIP ATA provides two analog lines:

• Grandstream HT502 (Touch Tone and Pulse Dialing)
• Cisco SPA2102 (Touch Tone Only)

Telephones

Bell Model 500

1980s Transparent

Spectra-Phone Green

GE White w/ Caller ID

GE Silver/Black w/ Caller ID

Accessories and Modems

Sony TAM-100 Answering Machine

TeleMate Speaker

US Robotics 5686G Modem

SupraFax 144 LC Modem

Modem Connections

These computers have modems connected to the telephone network:

NuXT (5686G)

Presario 425 "Shippo" (integrated)

Apple IIC (144 LC)

The Mini Server has a USB modem, which is set up to auto-answer and serve a Linux console. It also currently has the RC2014 connected via USB-to-Serial, so machines dialed into the server can operate as terminals for it. (Or I can SSH into it, if I'm feeling boring.)

Directory

Each number is only two digits.

• 0# Mini Server Virtual Lines
  • 00 Fluke Joke Line - vintage 1970s absurdist humor
  • 02 Dial-A-Joke - dad-joke-level humor in a funny accent, also circa 1970s
  • 04 Tech Support - hold times up to infinity minutes
  • 06 Time & Weather - taken from clips of a real service
• 1# SPA2102
  • 10 Green Slimline Phone, Mini Server USB Modem
  • 11 GE White Phone, vintage computer modems
• 2# HT502
  • 20 Bell 500, TeleMate, GE Silver
  • 21 Transparent Phone, TAM-100

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