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From: dalew@qiclab.UUCP (Dale Weber)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: Watson A question of where/what/how much
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Date: 25 Mar 88 05:03:13 GMT
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Reply-To: dalew@qiclab.UUCP (Dale Weber)
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> Well I have a very strange question to ask some of you know it alls.
>
> I am looking for information on a Hardware/Software package called
> Watson.  What this program is to do is a computerized answering
> machine. 

 <stuff fed to my line eater>

>	synthzier (sp).  What I am looking for is the cost/who makes it/
>	and the address of how makes this.

   Watson is made by Natural MicroSystems and they usually have ads in many
   major microcomputer magazines like BYTE. You can get a demo system by
   calling (800) 6-WATSON from any touch tone telephone. You can control the
   demo to a certain extent. From there you can leave your name and address
   to get further informatio. The last price I had on the basic WATSON setup
   without VIS or any other software was $198.00 which includes a 1200 baud
   semi-Hayes compatible modem along with all the telephone handling hardware.
   It's really a nice system but to be truely usefull (unless all you want is a
   super smart answering machine) you should get the VIS ROM also which is
   another $298.00 (last price I had). I hope this info help. Natural Micro
   can be really slow at sending out information packets so you might have to
   bug them a couple of times to get what you want. The trouble is worth it
   though.


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