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From: NETWRK@HARVARDA.BITNET (Steve Thornton)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: AT for ATtention
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Date: 5 Feb 91 17:33:16 GMT
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AT is short for ATtention, as in "Attention, Modem, I am talking to YOU".