911 doesn't work, try a FAX

Alan Clegg abc at firehouse.net
Sun Jul 4 18:01:50 UTC 1999


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> I've found, from my experience, they tend to be on analog PORTS on phone 
> systems (e.g., they're given a DID in the PBX, but it just comes out on an 
> analog port instead of a digital one).
> 
> Thus, if the PBX dies, so do most of the fax machines, at least in larger 
> companies...

That's why you always use the phone in the elevator.  North Carolina 
building permits REQUIRE the phone in the elevator to be analog, and
dedicated.

AlanC





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