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From: era@ncar.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: info request: modem for TDD & ASCII
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Date: 4 Jun 90 15:30:45 GMT
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Folks,

I need some advice on sources of modems that can be used for both TDD
calls and 1200/2400 ASCII calls.

Our state assistive technology committee will be setting up a
technology information service, and presumably persons with TDD devices
will want to call in too.  I called the AT&T special needs center, and
they sent me a brochure on the "1310 Plus", but it's a terminal with
integrated modem - NOT what we want.  We need the versatility of a
computer.

I think what we really want is a modem that can accept both TDD or
1200/2400 baud ASCII calls, which translates both ways from TDD to
ASCII when necessary, so it would look like a regular modem at the
rs232 jack and could be used with any of the popular communication
programs on Mac or IBM.  Is there such an animal?

Thanks in advance for your advice.  If you're reading this on Fidonet,
please *post* your response; I'm on Usenet, Fidonet netmail probably
won't get to me.
--
Ed Arnold * NCAR * POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000 * 303-497-1253(w)
era@ncar.ucar.edu [128.117.64.4] * era@ncario.bitnet * era@ncar.uucp
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