[Coco] Off Topic: BBS snippet

[Dave Philipsen]

That makes me think of a neat retro idea. You could still use analog lines/modems with an ATA on each end and dial direct with SIP URI. It would have the ‘feel’ of the old analog system while routing as VoIP over the internet and not requiring a POTS line or even a VoIP carrier. 

Dave

On Jul 16, 2018, at 9:59 PM, Chris Osborn <fozztexx at fozztexx.com> wrote:

>> There are devices called telephone line simulators, like this:
>> 
>> http://a.co/ayWRm5j
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>> They let modems "play together" in their own little simulated
>> telephone network - dial tone, dialing, ringing, off-hook, etc.
> 
> Another cheaper option is setting up a PBX with an ATA such as a GrandStream HT502 or Cisco SPA112 or SPA122 and a Raspberry Pi running Asterisk. I built one recently that I fit into a box that fits under a standard WE 500 rotary phone for a demo at work with a Model II and 8" floppies. I still need to get a blog post together on it, but you can see a couple of pictures of it on my Twitter:
> 
> https://twitter.com/FozzTexx/status/998980675620429825
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> https://twitter.com/FozzTexx/status/1008506143809794048
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