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From: smgkmmc@BOSTONU.BITNET (James Dorf)
Newsgroups: mod.telecom
Subject: Re: Busy retry phones
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Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 19:53:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar  9 19:53:00 1986
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I vote for the DEMON DIALER as the all-purpose dialer with the features
that beat out any competition.  The creators, who I seem to recall as
having associations with M.I.T., really thought of everything when
designing this *action-packed* little "black box".  In my nearly 5 years
of trouble-free experience, I cannot think of even one situation when
the DEMON was unable to handle *any* activity/task.  The only problem is
it's high cost:  I bought mine back then (in N.Y.C.) for about $180.00
(yuk!) but I cannot stress enough my EXTREME satisfaction!

I know that much of this has been discussed before, but here goes...

My favorite (notable) FEATURES:

* redial of ***BUSY*** or ***UNANSWERED*** phones

       The thing handles both of the above by sounding a somewhat
       loud, distinctive signal upon success.  A speaker phone or
       loudspeaker is very useful to hear the success signal.  Also,
       although the "receiver is off-the-hook" during these, incoming
       calls can come in during the WAITING TIME between automatic
       outgoing dialer attempts.

* MNEMONIC keyword codes for stored numbers:

       This is an *incredible* boon for autodialers!  One "names"
       each stored number with a 2-6 digit keyword.  The variable
       length keywords lend themselves to CHARACTER mnemonics like
       dialing the letters "OZ" for the MIT-OZ dialups or dialing
       the letters "JSOL" to call good 'ole JSol...  After all,
       what's the use of having to refer to a HARDCOPY LIST of
       keywords when one doesn't remember a keyword?

* great FLEXIBILITY for handling *special dialing* procedures
       (e.g. Long Distance carriers, "PBX" systems, etc.)

I hope I haven't bored anyone with this "time-honored" information
but... well... now I've cast my vote!  Regards to all/jad
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