Hi Norman!
On 12-07-96 at 10:00:00AM, Norman Dodge of 1:343/133 wrote to Scott Kiddy:
 SK>> WEIRD! That's almost like a basic function of the modem.
 ND> Not wierd at all.  Most modems above 19.2 have their input and output
 ND> jacks in parallel.  It's standard.  
Standard? Compared to what?  The earlier Supra models employed the 
non-parallel approach. I considered it to be an excellent feature.
 ND>             ...If you are having trouble with others picking a
 ND> handset somewhere else on your system and interfering with your modem
 ND> then I suggest purchase another phone line or disconnect all other
 ND> phones on yourself when using a modem on your phone line.
Radio Shack sells "privacy devices" that can help elliminate the problem when 
a remote extension is lifted.   I am not sure how effective they really are.
 ND>                                          ... The only jack a relay
 ND> inside your modem a relay could control would be the external phone
 ND> or hand or headset you plugged in to the external jack of your modem. 
 ND> Sorry about that ;-).
Most sysops here probably know that.  But when I operated a single line BBS, 
and needed to use the line to make a voice call, it was nice *not* to be 
interrupted my the modem/mailer activities when the program attempted to make 
a call.
..August
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