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From: DEVEREJS%RTP@dupont.com (John S. DeVere)
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Subject: Re: Modem Recognizes Boing?
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Re: Modem wait for Boing, Toby Nixon <hayes!tnixon@uunet.uu.net>
writes:

> I will say that the current draft of SP-2120 [...]
> includes a proposal for a "$" dial modifier, defined as "Wait for
> Credit Card Prompt Tone".  I wouldn't be at all surprised if one or
> more modem manufacturers took this cue and included such a feature in
> their modems.

Good idea, except maybe another character would be more compatible ...
US Robotics uses the $ for help screens on all (as far as I know) its
modems ... other "Made-in-Taiwan" modems use this symbol as well.


John DeVere - Research Triangle Park, NC
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