Amstrad (brit consumer products company)  anounced an email type phone thing, c/w built in
address book etc and thermal fax / printer ability. I recall the announcment, but not seen the
product anywhere now I come to think of it. I'll have a poke about if you like

I also remember the price of this device made it seem  a bit of a nonsense as it was going to be
a few hundred Pounds. Ie not a million miles from a proper PC price and certainly much more than
a secondhand PC which would still have better functionality even if it was a lowly 486.
Secondhand 486 with 28k modem are in our local secondhand computer shop for <£100 with a new
cheapo printer at £70 in the posh shop round the corner. Would be perfectly adequate for text
Email, even a bit of surfing.
Dunno what you pay in OZ for kit, but overall  this phone mail thing seemed a lot to pay to save
the space a PC would take up in other words so I forgot all about it. Cos I suppose it is a
little less frightening to think about using than a whole PC.

Dunno about your free providers, but Yahoo and various places do netbased mail if that's what
you're asking.

Mike


----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Klasek <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 2:29 AM
Subject: [TN] Email phone hook up


> 'd need an advise please :
>
> Got this not so rich but proud friend who 's got only a phone and needs
> Email hook up for commercial mail :
> Seen this new age telephones with Email monochrome : would that work , and
> print (with by side printer) ? Which one ?
> And apart from obvious hotmail , what other free providers are there ?
>
> thanks a lot
>
> Paul Klasek
> ResMed
>
> PS
> Realize 'm stretching it here, but (the phones have boards in , hey ?) ,
> i can't just throw money on him unfortunately , and 'm bit limited here in
> the know .
> Anybody seen phone/fax/Email compacts ?
>
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