hook the 34 ready 34 led indicator is energized at step 432 and the line is tested at step 434 to determine if it is on hook if the line is on hook the original power state on or off is restored at step 436 and the main processing loop is re entered before step 262 if the modem has not answered gone off hook 424 and the ringing limit has been reached at step 438 the 34 ready 34 led indicator is set to off at step 440 and the original power state is restored at step 436 if in the main processing loop 84 i t has been determined that the 34 pc power 34 button is down step 272 the power button down subroutine 98 of fig1 is begun wherein the status of the pc power is determined step 450 and the embodiment remote computer is turned on and the power led activated step 452 if the remote computer 54 is not currently on if the remote computer 54 is already on it is turned off and the power led indicator is deactivated step 454 thereafter the status of the 34 pc power 34 button is determined step 456 and the main processing loop 84 re entered before step 262 when the 34 pc power 34 button is released modifications and substitutions of the solely exemplary embodiment of the present invention discussed in detail above as made by one of ordinary skill in the art are considered to be within the.