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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Portable Dialing Directory Design
Date: 10 Jul 1995 12:26:46 GMT
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In article <DBH7E7.J9r@omen.com>, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX <caf@omen.com> wrote:
>In article <3tp5ma$drl@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>,
: Frank da Cruz <fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
: >Hi everybody. I'm posting this message to some lists I don't usually
: >inhabit, as well as to some familiar ones, so let me begin by explaining
: >that I'm the principle author of C-Kermit communications software; I am
: >working on improving its modem and dialing support and need some guidance
: >and opinions from people who know more about telephony than I do.
:
: Rather than reinvent the wheel, why not do a PD subset of Microsoft TAPI?
:
Thanks, Chuck, that's one of the things we'll be looking at. I don't know
that much about it yet, but "subset" seems to be the operative word since
as far as I can tell, TAPI covers a lot more than making data calls with
modems. It seems the hot item nowadays, and the one that is mentioned most
often in connection with TAPI (and SOHO, whatever that is) is setting up
of Windows-based "call centers" for voice calls. There's even a whole
magazine devoted to this, called Computer Telephony.
Also, I don't know yet whether TAPI addresses the questions I had about
telephone-number formats in many countries, and I also don't know whether
it allows for non-AT-command-set modems.
But I'll do the research. Does anybody know if a TAPI description or
specification is public and online somewhere, or must we send money to
Uncle Bill? Thanks.
- Frank