1:Caller Display from Octopus Systems
2:
3:This is a demonstration of the new Caller Display
4:system from Octopus Systems.
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1:The full version includes a small Caller ID unit
2:which connects to the telephone socket and also
3:to the computer's serial port. When an incoming
4:call is received the details appear in a window
5:just before the telephone rings. For example...
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R:<CallerID$Dir>.RingRing
S:01473-728943
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R:<CallerID$Dir>.RingRing

1:The number and the time of the call are sent
2:over the line by BT (who charge 4 per quarter
3:for providing the Caller Display service).
4:Other telecoms companies offer a similar
5:service.
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1:The name is looked up in a database on your
2:hard disc. You can easily add new names by
3:clicking on the Edit button and entering the
4:new details.
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1:You can also link files to numbers so a 
2:notes file or database record can be opened
3:when a call is received.
4:For example a call from 01473-270643 opens 
5:a text file (the Help file in this case).
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R:<CallerID$Dir>.RingRing
S:01473-270643
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R:<CallerID$Dir>.RingRing

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1:Read the Help file for more details.
2:You can also use the Acorn interactive Help
3:program to find out what all of the buttons
4:and menus do.
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1:The full version includes a Caller ID unit
2:and is available from:
3:Octopus Systems, 9 Randwell Close, IPSWICH
4:Tel: 01473 728943  Fax: 01473 270643
5:sales@octosys.co.uk  http://www.octosys.co.uk

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