A number of people have asked me about a second phone line at their
house, some for computers, some for a business, and some for their kids.

	You'll need to decide if it applies to you, but I just got a Radio
Shack flyer that offers a two-line desk telephone for $40 (usually $60,
when they stock them).  You plug in one jack and buttons on the faceplate
let you select line 1 or line 2, and there is a HOLD feature.  It has last-
number-redial, and can be set for rotary or touch-tone dialing. In appearance,
it looks like our brown phones with extra buttons above the flash button.
Unlike ours, they will work on the public network (at your house).
They do not have the flash button, for those who buy those special services
(message waiting and the like).

	Yes, this is Radio Shack.  It is good enough to last out the warranty,
but then it is guaranteed to break.  On the other hand, a "good" one that
WILL last a long time runs around $150, and doesn't have as many features.
And yes, I'm thinking of getting one myself.

sas