New finds in Houston

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Tue Jun 19 23:54:37 2001

Thanks for the great information on this unit.
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From: <jpero_at_sympatico.ca>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: New finds in Houston


> > From: "John R. Keys Jr." <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
> > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Subject: New finds in Houston
> > Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 21:58:57 -0500
> > Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>
> > I just got back from 18 days down in Houston and in-between working
(and
> > the flooding) I was able to hit a few thrifts there. I got the
> > following:
> >
> > 1. A handheld called Compact by Ultratec with a acoustic modem in
the
> > top cover. It's 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 and 1 1/8 inch tall. It has no other
> > markings on it.
>
> TTY used for deaf and hard of hearing users, use it to talk to
> another tty of any types or via relay service like deaf to hearing
> person via a live person translating the text to speech. I have
> one. Very notorious for breaking down due to that orange cable
> linking both halves together, straight when closed, then bent 180
> degrees when open. Very nice design and last long time on
> batteries. Right now mine is broken, going to around to it to fix.
>
> The cpu is intel 8080 based microcontroller, LCD is EL backlit sucks
> batteries. Keep it off during day, use it for dark places or at
> night.
>
> Use 9VDC 500mA tip is negative. If you have AA NiCd rechargable it
> will work or use regular AA batteries.
>
> You can still buy parts or send it to ultratec for repairs.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wizard
>
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