Old telephone systems.

[KA5PIU]

Hello.

The old telephone amplifiers were neat but serve no purpose now.
The old scheme had a multi-party line, one pair that ran to all the houses.
To provide more than one path and to improve voice quality the phone company provided amplifiers.
The things could provide a second or 3rd circuit by providing a carrier channel much like DSL works now.
And they evolved, it was not all that uncommon to see one built in the late 30s with a solid state circuit board under the chassis and the 3 tubes changed to solid state plug in units.
As time went on features were added all the while leaving the basic design intact.
Sometimes the phone company would do a major upgrade and simply leave the old box unplugged.
Since most people have not a clue they are left there.
But what you will be looking for is the older farmhouse that was in the country at one time.

[KC2UGV]

Hello.

This has 3 of the 206 modules, one processor module and one something else.

So, you got 6 trunks and 18 extensions. Is there a model number on the "something else"? It could be the VM module, or extra storage is the VM is onboard the processor module.

You can tell if it's onboard by looking for a card slot on the processor. If there's a slot, VM is on the processor, and it's likely the "something else" is a VM expansion module. It give VM more features, an advanced IVR, and more storage. If I recall correctly. Been about 4 years since I played with the Partner stuff.

[KA5PIU]

So, you got 6 trunks and 18 extensions. Is there a model number on the "something else"? It could be the VM module, or extra storage is the VM is onboard the processor module.

You can tell if it's onboard by looking for a card slot on the processor. If there's a slot, VM is on the processor, and it's likely the "something else" is a VM expansion module. It give VM more features, an advanced IVR, and more storage. If I recall correctly. Been about 4 years since I played with the Partner stuff.

Hello.

Yes, the VM is on the processor board.
Turns out that the something else is a board that adds memory and does something to route long distance as well as interface to a Call Cost Accounting Module, the other box.
There are also 2 serial and one parallel interfaces on the module.
This is in the 400 series.
I was able to set up the IVR and get that going and have the download for the computer, but it is intended for DOS.
The VoIP ATAs are for the AT&T CallVantage service and are locked.

[KC2UGV]

Hello.

Yes, the VM is on the processor board.
Turns out that the something else is a board that adds memory and does something to route long distance as well as interface to a Call Cost Accounting Module, the other box.
There are also 2 serial and one parallel interfaces on the module.
This is in the 400 series.
I was able to set up the IVR and get that going and have the download for the computer, but it is intended for DOS.
The VoIP ATAs are for the AT&T CallVantage service and are locked.

As an aside, that "parallel" port is most likely not a parallel port, but rather the telco interface port. It gets broken out to the 66 block :)

[W7XF]

I can't believe I am the first one to:WART

[NQ6U]

I can't believe I am the first one to:WART

I normally only claim WART credits when the thread is of the archetypal Hajji Rudi Wacki type. This one sort of made sense.

[w2amr]

I normally only claim WART credits when the thread is of the archetypal Hajji Rudi Wacki type. This one sort of made sense.

He just took care of that.

[NQ6U]

He just took care of that.

You're right:

[KA5PIU]

Hello.

When it comes to technical issues like setting up a telephone system or putting a radio on the air, I do really well.
When it comes to females and politics is where I get into trouble.
1, this tiny bit of meat can require an entire case of toilet paper as well as the type the US treasury prints, that is just the way it is.
2, no matter what you do, no matter who you vote for, they are all the same and run by corporate masters.
3. you may be judged by your friends and peers, enemies and competitors, but what really matters is how you play the game.
4, it is not so much what you know, but who you know.
And that last one is perhaps the most valid of all of them. ;)

[NQ6U]

That's about right, Rudy, except for #4. That should read "It is not so much what you know, but who you blow."