<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Cordless	I-Device
Phone	I-Device
System	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
PC	B-Device
Phone	I-Device
System	I-Device
MP-900	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
cordless	O
telephone	O
introduced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
1998	O
that	O
featured	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
first	O
telephone	O
of	O
any	O
kind	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
phone	O
product	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
until	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
series	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MCPS	O
could	O
,	O
like	O
traditional	O
cordless	O
phones	O
,	O
make	O
and	O
receive	O
telephone	O
calls	O
independently	O
from	O
a	O
PC	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
base	O
station	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
via	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
to	O
provide	O
additional	O
functionality	O
including	O
enhanced	O
caller	O
ID	O
features	O
and	O
PC	O
voice	O
message	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
supplementary	O
Call	O
Manager	O
application	B-Application
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
receive	O
calls	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
or	O
delete	O
voice	O
messages	O
,	O
contacts	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
call	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MCPS	O
also	O
featured	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
capabilities	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
an	O
owner	O
could	O
command	O
the	O
cordless	O
handset	O
to	O
call	O
a	O
desired	O
contact	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
by	O
stating	O
"	O
Call	O
John	O
Smith	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
caller	O
ID	O
feature	O
would	O
announce	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
an	O
incoming	O
caller	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
"	O
Smith	O
,	O
John	O
,	O
calling	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
voice	O
messages	O
being	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
recipient	O
's	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
or	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
