sherbert wrote on Aug 29
th, 2007 at 8:29am:
Johnny Debt wrote on Aug 29
th, 2007 at 8:14am:
"Minicom" - What is that? Cheers
Isn't Minicom a telephone system for the hard of hearing?
Yep, although it's closer to a brand name.. "textphone" is a bit more generic, and you'll see that more often these days.
See
Wikipedia for more info, and some pictures..
Sometimes, especially in very small outfits like most CABs, you find that the same number is used for answering normal and textphone calls - the operator at the end connecting the device as appropriate. In a pinch, you may get some milage by phoning it directly to see what happens, though I'd not recommend this in general as you may be blocking the only line that deaf users can access the service on.