I have a pair of IBM SOHO Assistants -- this is the model 7852-001 -- apparently the very first of a series. These units also go by the part number 19H7964.
They have a pair of telephone line inputs, a port for a fax machine, a telephone, and serial port for a PC. This particular model has 14.4 modem built in. The best I can remember, they could be used to forward an inbound call on one line on out to a different number on the 2nd line, could be used to divert fax machines to the fax output, had answering machine capabilities for both inbound lines, and a whole host of other cute tricks.
I had lent both of these out back in the days when a 14.4 modem was real useful. That included some diskette with modem software, and, importantly, a nice user manual explaining how to teach these things to do all their tricks. When they came back, all I got was the unit itself.
I have searched the web over the years, and haven't come up with any useful information. The closest I have been able to come up with is several places that may still have these on their used equipment list -- which might include software and documentation. IBM itself, for several years claimed the documentation was archived, and they would place it on line for me -- but that never happened. Now, (maybe a couple years back) they have been moved to the IBM extinct list.
Trying to search the FCC ID database has been a failure.
Does anyone out there happen to have any information on these? Almost anything would be welcome.
...Bob
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