The single-line OCTuLink ($279), an electronic computer-to-phone link designed to work with the Windows-based OCTus PTA communications control software, connects between your PC and an analog phone line to provide complete phone-system control. Features include on-call DTMF tone and flashhook generation, incoming caller ID support, active line-status monitoring and sensing, DTMF tone sensing to switch between fax and voice calls, audio line-in and line-out to connect to SoundBlaster-compatible sound cards, and a parallel port pass-through design.
Contact: OCTus, San Diego, CA, (800) 634-8248 or (619) 452-9400.
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