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From: dciem!gandalf!oheare@uunet.uu.net (David O'Heare)
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Subject: Re: Which Came First?
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In article <12881@accuvax.nwu.edu>, julian@bongo.uucp (Julian
Macassey) writes:

> Operator consoles follow normal telco practice. By the way,
> TIE once had a combined calculator/phone. I never saw one, so I wonder
> what the number pad was like.

One of the folks here had a desk pad with a speaker phone, regular
handset, and a calculator built in (I can't remember the
manufacturer's name, sorry).  The phone and calculator used the same
numeric display, but had separate keypads.
 
One way to do it, I guess.


David O'Heare  oheare@gandalf.ca (note corrected spelling) +1 613 723 6500