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Re: Voice telephone exchange

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From: Myron A. Calhoun
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1989 14:46
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In article <2586@psivax.UUCP> torkil@psivax.UUCP (Torkil Hammer) writes:
<Move over, Motorola!

<Scientists here are proud to announce the biggest quantum leap in
<telephone technology since touch tone:  The fully automatic voice exchange.
   [several lines deleted]
<So our system works like this:  You lift the handset, turn a little
<handle, after which our automatic voice exchange starts up by saying:
<"Who do you want to speak to?"  You say the name, and the automaton
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

But the one I used said "Operator".
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From: mac@harris.cis.ksu.edu (Myron A. Calhoun)
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Subject: Re: Voice telephone exchange
Keywords: I've USED one!
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Date: 3 Apr 89 14:46:07 GMT
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