Subj : Re: looking at getting Nomad
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Warpslide
Date : Fri Mar 05 2021 11:49:04

*** Quoting Kurt Weiske from a message to Sean Dennis ***

 KW> Problem was that telecom people weren't server people back then, so
 KW> they'd stick a mission-critical piece of the PBX on a beige desktop
 KW> PC with  a single ATA drive and single power supply. Maybe, they'd
 KW> stick a tape drive  on there if they were thinking clearly.

 KW> I suppose they're long gone, but a couple of proper servers are still
 KW> running.

The phone system at my last job is a Toshiba CIX670.  It's a modular system 
that takes various cards for certain functions.  Want some more extension? 
Add in a digital extension card.  Need a fax machine?  Add in an analogue 
extension card.  Need voicemail?  Add in the voicemail card.

The voicemail card was interesting, it's basically a tiny x86 PC running 
Windows XP embedded.  The OS and voicemail files are stored on a 2.5" 
spinning hard drive.  And of course it's networked, so you can get your 
voicemail messages emailed to you as an attachment.

It's still running to this day, I'm surprised that little hard drive hasn't 
given up the ghost.

Jay

.... Whatever it is, it won't work.

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