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The VP uses a modem!!! An example of overhype by companies.
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 09:21:28 -0500
[This information superhighway pr is going too far. Now proudly a company announced the VP used a MODEM interface. What next? .. djf] SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 4 (NB) -- The Geoport is the new device announced by Apple Computer, Aox, and Analog Devices for connecting personal computers (PCs) and telephones as a part of the information superhighway. The device was demonstrated by Vice-President Al Gore in conjunction with an exhibition of information technologies held at the White House. ... The companies say for the information superhighway to become reality, interoperability between computing and telephony products is essential. Such interoperability would pave the way for services such as multiple party video conferencing over the digital telephone lines; document sharing with workgroups for collaborative computing; fax/modem capability from any desktop PC, even if connected to a digital line, without the need for gateway services; integrated telephone dialing, answering, caller identification (ID), voice, and electronic messaging services from the desktop; high-speed transfer of images and documents from scanners; and digital cameras or notebooks integrated with the desktop PC.
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