Making the first connection to a BBS through an 14k4 modem
Making my first account on an Amiga warez BBS
Getting the first upload to a warez BBS
Getting the first 3:1 download ratio
Getting the first unlimited download ratio
Becoming a warez trader between several boards
Getting a US Robotics 21k6 modem
Being asked for several warez groups as a courier
Getting my v.Fast (28k8) modem
Getting high phone bills
Opening my own BBS (ATMOSPHERE)/Being a sysop
Having a rather successfull single-node BBS
Going to some really *GREAT* parties with where the entire Dutch Amiga scene was at
Tweaking my A2000 to whatever Mhz
Having a ventilator blowing into an open A2000 casing during a hot summer to prevent overheating
Having a friend over to backup the uploads every friday evening between 18:00-19:00 on DAT tape
Running into some trouble with police
Connecting my BBS for the first time through telnet on the internet
having really long chats with my users (even without the use of Hydra protocol)
Ever since september 1996 I miss my BBS. The last few months I've been trying to use WinUAE and Diavolo backup to retrieve a backup DAT tape dated 1996 to get to my old BBS... Still no progress but keeping hope that one day I can get to my old AmiExpress (/X) backup for nostalgic reasons.
I more or less think that the tape will be f*cked though...
I've been downloading Futurama since the article in Wired magazine years ago (did it have Bender on the cover?), the first 3 seasons in crappy RM format.
I've only seen one episode on (dutch) TV, by pure chance. No idea when it ever aired.
Needless to say, I would buy all boxen when they are available over here!
Callmanager has callreporting. But only available for individual reports. Making management reports needs a thrid party tool like MIND's MEIPS or any other tool that can access and use the raw SQL data.
You are right about decent deals being possible. I've seen a decline of 20-50% in pricing sinds january 2003, depending on which vendor.
Yeah, rocksolid.
Cisco Callmanager V3.2 really rocked the server by filling up all available ram and not releasing it. User and admin interfaces are all java based so I ended up with a not responding Callmanager every three months... with only 50 users. Imagine the large setups with thousands of IP phones going berzerk every few days.
Callmanager V3.3 fixed the problem though...
First things first.
Why are you looking for Voice over IP systems? Is it required? Why? Do you think maintenance would be any easier? It won't be.
How many users must the system support? 10 or 10,000?
Do you need future networking functionality? Other locations? sharing the same numbering scheme?
The systems described are small systems, aimed at a max. 256 users.
Also take note, a lot op VOIP or IP-enabled PABXs don't offer the same functionalities as their conventional counterparts. And if they do, prepare to pay a lot more for less functionality. (Cisco Unity voicemail for instance is based on the Active Voice Repartee voicemail systems. Guess which one is cheaper and offer more functionality?)
Also, not unimportant, where is the PABX needed? In which country? European PABXs have a different way of handling things than North American systems. (Euro: call handling is done by department on default, call pickup, call forwarding functionality, inbound group/ACD functionalities. NA: enduser is supposed to handle all incoming calls him/herself.)
I agree with a previous poster, get someone who knows their stuff. The system you are getting will be lasting for 8-10 years...
Not only the cheaper PABXs have "holes", even the big established vendors have had releases in the past with mayor holes and other faults.
Security flaws are not always the fault of the vendor but mostly of inexperience of the admin.
For example trunk to trunk calling (ie. connecting an inbound call to an outbound call) is possible when a user puts his phone in a call forward to an external location (for instance an overseas friend.) User goes home, calls his own phone number and presto! "free" call to his friend on the other side of the world. call accounting can help you detect this kind of action when you know how to read the records, but it takes a good admin to know what is going on exactly in his PABX.
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I had a SuperWildCard for my SNES, I have a QoobSX for my NGC and there are solutions for the handhelds available.
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Hack & Slash was a really good game too... remember logging onto a BBS every night just after midnight to play a round (hello "The Hobbit" ;D)
Making the first connection to a BBS through an 14k4 modem
Making my first account on an Amiga warez BBS
Getting the first upload to a warez BBS
Getting the first 3:1 download ratio
Getting the first unlimited download ratio
Becoming a warez trader between several boards
Getting a US Robotics 21k6 modem
Being asked for several warez groups as a courier
Getting my v.Fast (28k8) modem
Getting high phone bills
Opening my own BBS (ATMOSPHERE)/Being a sysop
Having a rather successfull single-node BBS
Going to some really *GREAT* parties with where the entire Dutch Amiga scene was at
Tweaking my A2000 to whatever Mhz
Having a ventilator blowing into an open A2000 casing during a hot summer to prevent overheating
Having a friend over to backup the uploads every friday evening between 18:00-19:00 on DAT tape
Running into some trouble with police
Connecting my BBS for the first time through telnet on the internet
having really long chats with my users (even without the use of Hydra protocol)
Ever since september 1996 I miss my BBS. The last few months I've been trying to use WinUAE and Diavolo backup to retrieve a backup DAT tape dated 1996 to get to my old BBS... Still no progress but keeping hope that one day I can get to my old AmiExpress (/X) backup for nostalgic reasons.
I more or less think that the tape will be f*cked though...
I've been downloading Futurama since the article in Wired magazine years ago (did it have Bender on the cover?), the first 3 seasons in crappy RM format. I've only seen one episode on (dutch) TV, by pure chance. No idea when it ever aired. Needless to say, I would buy all boxen when they are available over here!
Callmanager has callreporting. But only available for individual reports. Making management reports needs a thrid party tool like MIND's MEIPS or any other tool that can access and use the raw SQL data. You are right about decent deals being possible. I've seen a decline of 20-50% in pricing sinds january 2003, depending on which vendor.
Yeah, rocksolid. Cisco Callmanager V3.2 really rocked the server by filling up all available ram and not releasing it. User and admin interfaces are all java based so I ended up with a not responding Callmanager every three months... with only 50 users. Imagine the large setups with thousands of IP phones going berzerk every few days. Callmanager V3.3 fixed the problem though...
First things first. Why are you looking for Voice over IP systems? Is it required? Why? Do you think maintenance would be any easier? It won't be. How many users must the system support? 10 or 10,000? Do you need future networking functionality? Other locations? sharing the same numbering scheme? The systems described are small systems, aimed at a max. 256 users. Also take note, a lot op VOIP or IP-enabled PABXs don't offer the same functionalities as their conventional counterparts. And if they do, prepare to pay a lot more for less functionality. (Cisco Unity voicemail for instance is based on the Active Voice Repartee voicemail systems. Guess which one is cheaper and offer more functionality?) Also, not unimportant, where is the PABX needed? In which country? European PABXs have a different way of handling things than North American systems. (Euro: call handling is done by department on default, call pickup, call forwarding functionality, inbound group/ACD functionalities. NA: enduser is supposed to handle all incoming calls him/herself.) I agree with a previous poster, get someone who knows their stuff. The system you are getting will be lasting for 8-10 years...
Not only the cheaper PABXs have "holes", even the big established vendors have had releases in the past with mayor holes and other faults. Security flaws are not always the fault of the vendor but mostly of inexperience of the admin. For example trunk to trunk calling (ie. connecting an inbound call to an outbound call) is possible when a user puts his phone in a call forward to an external location (for instance an overseas friend.) User goes home, calls his own phone number and presto! "free" call to his friend on the other side of the world. call accounting can help you detect this kind of action when you know how to read the records, but it takes a good admin to know what is going on exactly in his PABX.