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From: langz@asylum.sf.ca.us (Lang Zerner)
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Subject: Re: Number Editing on Telephones
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Date: 26 Sep 89 18:13:51 GMT
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In article  vicorp!charlie@uunet.uu.
net (Charlie Goldensher) writes:
>In article  you write:
>>It has to be the most frustrating thing I can think of to wait five
>>minutes for a dial tone only to accidentally dial a wrong digit and
>>have to hang up and (after waiting for new dial tone!) start over.

>This brings up a question that I've had for some time.  Is there a
>telephone set on the market with editing capability?

Well, you could get a cheap terminal and modem, as long as the modem had a
"dial but don't originate data connection" command.  Hayes-compatible modems
let you do this by adding a semicolon to the regular dial command (e.g.
"ATDT5551212;").  This method may seem like overkill if you don't already use a
terminal and modem, but it makes a lot of sense for someone like me who has the
equipment on his desk anyway, often sitting idle.  The Everex Evercom24E modem
which I use even has a built-in speakerphone, so I don't need any additional
telephone equipment for that line.

Be seeing you...

Lang Zerner
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