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From: brian@casemo.UUCP (Brian Cuthie)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Phone Interfaces
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Date: Thu, 24-Sep-87 09:53:36 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 24 09:53:36 1987
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In article <8709152213.AA03885@pyrnj.uucp>, pyrnj!romain@RUTGERS.EDU (Romain Kang) writes:
...
> They call it a voice response system.  In brief, it can answer the
> phone, transmit DTMF codes to a computer via an RS-232 port as ASCII
> digits, receive ASCII text via the same port and send it back down the
> phone line as high quality synthesized speech.
> 
> List price is $3,900.

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING !!!!!!!

You have just described about $25 worth of hardware and a few days software.
You would have to be out of your mind or *very* desperate to buy something
like this for $3900!!  

I'll make you a deal.  I'll sell you the same thing for $250. Seriously !

-Brian

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