Fax, voice and data telecommunication system
mix was the computer-integrated
telephone system that combined fax, modem, telephone
service, and voice mail. mix could turn your computer into
a powerful telephone-handling system.
mix - multimedia information exchange - was an integrated
telecommunication hardware and software combining faxmodem,
data modem, telephone dialer, and digital telephone
answering system. The mix hardware consisted of the small
mixbox that connects the computer with the phone line. It
used the DSP port and no power supply. The fax, voice, and
data functions all ran in software on the DSP. The
automatic service detection switched incoming calls to
modem, fax or phone answering machine. New
telecommunication services or data transfer protocols could
be integrated with a simple software-only upgrade.
Features:
mixcall software turned your mixbox into an advanced
digital answering machine. Preprogrammed answering machine
or user-programmable= system could be used with
drag-and-drop objects supplied. Objects supplied: multiple
announcements, digital recording of messages, remote access
of any user's mailbox, arbitrary sound rings, auto-forward
of messages as voice attachments to your NeXTMail mailbox.
mixcall Plus Pack turned mix into a complete voice mail
system by using additional objects to: forward calls to
other extensions using your local PBX system or let mix
notify your pager of incoming calls, let caller browse
through acoustical menus (interactive system), allow caller
to specify recipient, send out caller-selected faxes on
demand, let mix take order numbers for automatic order
processing, or remote control your computer via telephone,
etc. - all done graphically.
mixfax module enabled mixbox to send (from within any
application) and receive high-quality faxes at speeds of up
to 9,600 bps with Display PostScript quality.
mixdata module turned your mix into an extensible 2,400 bps
data modem done in DSP software. It was compatible to all
programs that use a modem (uucp, kermit, etc.).
direct was the smart communication manager based on the
NEXTSTEP system address database. It included a phone
dialer that let you place phone calls directly out of any
application and keeps a communication log for incoming and
outgoing communications.
mix ran on NEXTSTEP for NeXT computers and Intel-based PCs.
Used on PC requires i56 - the DSP and sound card for
NEXTSTEP FIP.
Other products available from i-link were: niCe - the
programmers toolkit for RTF source code files - and ticc -
NEXTSTEP system clock synchronization application.
Required NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 or higher.
mix was a registered trademark of i•link GmbH. All Rights
Reserved.
The fax, voice and data functions all ran in software on
the DSP. This concept lead to very high integration and
flexibility: all telecommunication services were closely
linked to provide features not found in conventional
devices. The automatic service detection of mix switches
incoming calls to modem, fax, or telephone system, mix for
Intel required the i56 DSP and sound card.
mix Brochure
i-link GmbH
Alembic Systems International
$545 and up
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