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Re: Phantom 911 Dialer??

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From: Brian M. Perkin
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 1990 00:46
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I had heard that some of the early cordless phones
had a "hardware" bug that caused them dial 911
during some corner case. Maybe that wonderful;
design has been re-used in newer units.
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From: bmp@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Brian M. Perkin)
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Subject: Re: Phantom 911 Dialer??
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Date: 20 Mar 90 00:46:45 GMT
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