Built-in telephony is now standard in desktop PCs from several vendors, most notably AT&T, Compaq, and Packard Bell. Typically, these PCs come with the hardware and software required to work as speakerphones, answering machines, voice mailboxes, and fax machines (with fax-on-demand).
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