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From: aem@ibiza.cs.miami.edu (a.e.mossberg)
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Subject: Re: Unusual Warning Notice on Phones
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judice@kyoa.enet.dec.com (Lou Judice 15-Aug-1989 0916) writes:
>While moving offices recently, we noticed the following odd label on the
>bottom of AT&T straight sets (normal single line phones):

>		WARNING

>		USE FOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ONLY OR YOU
>		RISK AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

When we got new phones (at a former company) the first thing I did was borrow
someone elses's phone (-:) and plug it into an outside line in my office.
Worked fine. My guess was that the notice was to discourage people from
taking home these nice phones.  Though, it could be that some of the
line-powered features on these phones have no protection--and count on being
on fairly well protected circuits.

aem


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