Re: More VOIP/Digital Voice

["Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I was wrong. The Napco guy said the X255 is a high end panel.

Let's see if I understand this thread correctly.  I've been challenged for referring to GE's Caddx line as Caddx because GE opted to
drop the word, Caddx.  Of course, the same people constantly refer to Honeywell's panels as "Ademco" products.

I sometimes still use the word, "Caddx" because many people recognize it as the original brand name.  Technically, it was Caddx
building NetworX (capitalization there's) panels.

As to Napco, their commercial panel is the MA-3000.  It's an 8-partition, 64-zone system with commercial fire capability (requires
an optional, 2-line dialer card).  The X255 is a souped up version of the P9600.  Both would be considered high end panels compared
to the usual fare which most dealers sell.

The P9600 has 8 partitions and 96 zone capability.  With a maximum of 255 zones, the X255 is one of the most powerful residential
panels on the market.  It and the P9600 are often used for commercial security applications as well.

BTW, I've installed a few Caddx systems and serviced a few more.  They worked OK but the physical construction was lesser quality
than Napco or Ademco.  The programming instructions for Caddx (now GE Security) are awful.  They are as poorly organized and
non-intuitive as anything I've ever seen.

I've written a number of technical documents and designed Help systems.  One Help system I wrote was a job I did for Edwards while
my company wrote their new software.  Mark Leuck and a few of the other idiots here insisted that I was not involved in the project.
Just for fun I included in the tutorial some screen shots with names like "M Leuck", "J Stevens", Robert Bass" and a few others
you'd recognize.  Leuck pretended to be upset when he saw a name similar to his own.  :^)

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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