Re: Suggest automated call announcer

["Roger Vicker, CCP" <rv-lists@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Art,

Thanks for the link.

I have seen various serial transports before. However, serial is not my 
problem, I have programmed bisync and async serial applications as far 
back as the S/36 and S/38 days. The problem with the current hardware is 
that US Netcom won't disclose the data protocol that is transmitted over 
the serial hardware. Without that I can't develop a program on the 
iSeries to manage their device. Another example of wedging an un-needed 
piece of hardware into a process that causes even more human interaction.

What I would really like is something that I can plug into the iSeries 
serial port and a phone extension, write a series of programs and have a 
minimum of user interaction.

Roger Vicker, CCP



On 12/27/2003 11:38 AM, Art Tostaine, Jr. wrote:

> Check with Patrick Townsend.  www.patownsend.com.  They have
> software/hardware solutions that will let you talk to serial devices
> over TCP/IP.
>
> Art Tostaine, Jr.
> CCA, Inc.
> Jackson, NJ 08527
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger
> Vicker, CCP
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 11:06 PM
> To: midrange-nontech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Suggest automated call announcer
>
> I have a customer that is using a device from US Netcom to call utility
> customers and warn them of impending service interruptions. Even though
> it attaches via a serial port they won't release the protocol and
> require the use of a PC. This makes it a manual process to load the list
> (file not individual numbers) and it only prints the results report so
> it has to be manually re-entered into the customers. US Netcom finally
> provided some APIs to the PC programs but this still requires a PC and
> VB programs. I would like to find something that can interface directly
> to the iSeries via serial or maybe even TCP. They only use one phone
> line so it doesn't need to be a very large system.
> Roger Vicker, CCP
>
>
>  

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