On Mon Oct 14 at 13:31, Ed of 1:261/1002 wrote to Floyd:
 ED> I have a PhoneMate 2-line model that has two mini-cassettes for
 ED> incoming messages, but the outgoing greetings (one per line) are
 ED> recorded digitally. My only disappointment with this unit is that
 ED> whenever I lose power to the unit (in my area, that's frequently),
 ED> the outgoing greetings get "erased" from memory and you have to
 ED> re-do them.  Big pain in the butt.
 ED> P.S.  You also have to re-do the special 3-digit code..
How about installing an inexpensive Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) with 
it?
UPSs are usually targetted for the computer user, but could find a 
bottom-line model; this would be more than adequate for an answering and save 
you money.   For example, the APC 200-VA 2-outlet model should be available 
for under $100.
  ...AA 
     a.abolins@ieee.ca 
     august@etc.mn.pubnix.net (MTLnet)
 
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