Chapter 3. Using Intercom

Table of Contents
Starting Intercom
Introduction to the Command-Prompt
Placing a call
Handling an Incoming Call
Terminating a call
A Word About Default Parameters

This chapter describes Intercom's basic usage. Topics covered include running the program, placing, receiving, and terminating calls and a brief look at some of Intercom's call settings.

Starting Intercom

Once Intercom has been installed on your system, simply typing intercom at a command prompt should start the program. After a brief license text, you should be presented with the intercom: prompt. If the location where you installed Intercom is not in your path, you will need to specify the complete path when starting the program. For example, if you installed Intercom into your home directory, you would use something like $HOME/bin/intercom.