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From: Ron.Rothenberg@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Ron Rothenberg)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Tdd
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Date: 4 Jan 90 05:45:26 GMT
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 RR> From: rbarth@tumtum.cs.umd.edu (Richard Rbarth)
 RR> Message-ID: <9182@bunker.UUCP>
 RR> Newsgroups: misc.handicap
 RR> Index Number: 5880
 RR> In Digest #1001 (congratulations, Bill, on breaking the 1k mark)
 RR> Jim Efaw asks:
 RR> 
>>  Are there any BBS, terminal programs, or modems that support both TDD
>>  and regular ASCII communication?
 RR> 
 RR> BBS and modems, yes. Terminal programs no, because a terminal 
 RR> program by itself isn't sufficient to replace the special TDD 
 RR> modem needed to talk to a TDD. 
 RR> 

Certain 4.77Mhz computers with cassette ports can be used to emulate
TDDs with the proper software.  The ones that I know of are the Tandy
CoCo (Color Computer) and the PCjr.  On HEX there is a program that
will help you do this.

-rsr-

... Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. - O. Wilde

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