Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> Are these actual computers or just dumb terminals with a telephone
> built-in?
They're real 68008 computers, based on the Sinclair QL design. The
power supply (in the screen) is always on, at least in part, and the
computer can be set up to auto-answer. The application software in
ROM is all communication-centred, with things like dialling
directories and (I think) a terminal emulator.
Due to UK telecom regulations at the time of release, it wasn't
able to act as a telephone answering machine, though. That was
a function that only British Telecom were allowed to provide.
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John Honniball
coredump_at_gifford.co.uk
Received on Sun Mar 09 2003 - 09:04:00 GMT