Fun find - Northern Telecom Displayphone

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Thu Aug 17 21:06:07 2000

On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Rich Lafferty wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 17, 2000 at 07:28:23PM -0600, Mark Gregory (gregorym_at_cadvision.com) wrote:
> > Found something cool in the thrift shop that I've never seen before - a
> > Northern Telecom Displayphone (model NT6K00AM), ca. 1984.
>
> Should you decide not to keep it, please let me know. I've been
> passively looking for one of those for some time.

Coincidentally, there's another one sitting in WeirdStuff right now, but I
think it's got a $50 price tag on it (way too much, as is the case with
most of their stuff). It's in good condition though. But I'm sure the
power supply has been separated from it.

> The only one I ever saw outside of a Northern Telecom booth (no Nortel
> back then!) was on the kitchen counter of a friend who worked at
> Northern in Belleville, Ontario. She used it as a phone with a big
> autodial directory, and to keep track of recipes. :-)

Neat. I knew it did more than just phone functions. I wish I could get
mine working.

Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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