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From: smaug@eneevax.UUCP (Kurt Lidl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: I want my Phone Mate
Summary: Can't get what doesn't exist!
Keywords: PhoneMate, vaporware
Message-ID: <1896@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: 30 Nov 88 20:57:59 GMT
References: <4002@drivax.UUCP>
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In article <4002@drivax.UUCP> riddle@drivax.UUCP (Riddle) writes:
>I would like a "Phone Mate" on my Amiga.

Bad news.  The product (according to my memory) never made it past a
few rough idea sketchs and a mock-up from which the Phone Mate Glossies
were shot at the 1000's intro time.

>It was a feature at the original Amiga 1000 launch.  
>It was supposed to be coming RSN, but never made it to market.

I guess (unless someone from Commodore says differently) that the project
was just let die.  Although I understand that the Left and Right Audio
out on the serial connector were for just this product (You know,
when someone calls, you get a female voice in one ear and a male voice
in the other ear?  Oh, that's right, we don't have stereo phones
around here.  Yet.  :-)

>My friends with I*M type machines can buy a board and software to voice answer
>and do menu select from touch-tone phones (like calling Intel).

And you can bet that those boards are pretty expensive too!

>Please tell me where the PhoneMate project is, or any leads you know.

>Riddle
>amdahl!drivax!riddle
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