Caller identification device

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OBJECT TYPE: AUDIO/DISPLAY/DIGITAL
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0115.001

MANUFACTURER: AASTRA Corp.
MODEL: VOICE 8000/8030E-B
LOCATION: North York, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: AT19356A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 4.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: AASTRA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: North York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE USED IN 1990S. (REF. 1)
Canada: CALLER ID WAS A SERVICE PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES TO SUBSCRIBERS WISHING TO IDENTIFY THE CALLER BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE. MANY USERS EMPLOYED IT AS A PRIVACY FEATURE TO AVOID UNWANTED CALLS OR TRACE MALICIOUS CALLERS. VOICE 8000 WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BELL CANADA'S 'CALL DISPLAY' SERVICE.
Function: TO ANNOUNCE, DISPLAY AND RECORD THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND NAMES OF CALLERS, ALONG WITH DATES AND TIMES OF CALLS.
Technical: VOICE 8000 IS CALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER "THE WORLD'S FIRST TALKING CALLER ID". VOICE IS RECORDED AND SYNTHESIZED USING DIGITAL MEANS. CALLER ID SERVICES DEPEND ON AN OUT-OF-BAND SIGNALLING SYSTEM ADOPTED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES IN THE LATE 1980S. CALLED SS7 OR CCS7, THIS SYSTEM SEGREGATES THE VOICE CALL & SIGNALLING INFO. ON THE PHONE LINE INTO SEPARATE CHANNELS THAT CAN OPERATE INDEPENDANTLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "VOICE 8000" & "Bell" printed in off-white on casing top. Buttons under flip-top cover are labelled. "[logo] AASTRA & "This device complies with Part 15 and 68 of the FCC rules./ Operation is subject to the following two conditions:/ 1) This device may not cause harmful interference./ 2) This device must accept any interference received,/ including interference that may cause undesired operation." cast in raised rpint on underside. All connections, adjustment dials, etc. labelled. Round label bearing red maple leaf motif and text "MADE IN CANADA/ FABRIQUE AU CANADA" applied to underside. Decal on underside of unit reads "[logo] AASTRA/ VOICE 8000/ G-1008/ Aastra Corporation, Ontario, Canada (416) 736-7070 Ext. 220/ LR-79824/ Serial # AT 19356A/ VCID-8039U REN:0.0B LN:14/ Complies- Part 68 & 15 DE94/ FCC# 2L4CAN-20902-ND-N/ [CSA logo] ®/ NRTL/C [logo]". White decal, to left of above, reads "[Canada wordmark symbol Industry Canada/ Industrie Canada/ 1884 6149 A".
Missing: MAY BE MISSING TELEPHONE LINE CORD.
Finish: FINELY WRINKLE TEXTURED BLACK SYNTHETIC FINISH PREDOMINATES/ HAS OPAQUE PUSH BUTTONS AND VIEW SCREEN.
Decoration: N/A

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AASTRA Corp., Caller identification device, circa 1994, Artifact no. 2001.0115, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0115.001/

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