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Wed Apr 7 16:59:57 1982
Ven-tel 212 with autodialer


As a part of our evaluation of 212 compatible modems, I recently received
for evaluation a Ven-tel 212 with integral auto-dialer.  I am currently
running with it on our Develcon Dataswitch as an outgoing service, and it
is absolutely amazing.  Among the more interesting features are:

>  Auto Speed detection as to whether terminal is 300 or 1200 baud.

>  Storage of up to 5 phone numbers of up to 30 digits (or control
	characters)

>  "linking" to another of the stored phone numbers if first number
	tried is busy.

>  "blind dialing" for entry of touch-tone info to computers (without
	dial tone.)

>  redial and "redial forever" commands.

>  on-line help.

List price that I was quoted (institutional price?) was $846.  212 equivalent
without dialer was $718.  Don't know what a competatively bid contract price
might be.

Anyone know of a similar (or better) product at a competative price?

Steve Taylor

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