Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!xerox.arpa!Henning.es From: Henning.es@XEROX.ARPA Newsgroups: mod.telecom Subject: digital readout of the caller's phone number Message-ID: <851107-141906-1480@Xerox> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 17:18:00 EST Article-I.D.: Xerox.851107-141906-1480 Posted: Thu Nov 7 17:18:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Nov-85 06:27:12 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 14 Approved: telecom@ucbvax.berkeley.edu In a book called "Curiosa", by Felton, Bruce and Mark Fowler, published 1984, the following device was described: "Best Protection Against Obscene Phone Calls: Telident, Inc. has developed a device that makes it a snap to trace calls. It consists of a box attached to the receiving telephone and provides a digital readout of the caller's phone number and area code." Does anyone know of Telident? Where they might be located, or their phone number? Anyone have an idea how such a box might work? Thanks very much, // Tom