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Frank Greisinger gives advice on determining how AT&T long- distance cost-per-minute charges compare with resale carriers or other common carriers (OCCs) such as ITT and Western Union Corp., especially for direct dialing. Advantages of these alternate systems include more circuitry, discounts for off-periods, and special network services. MCI's dedicated Network Service charges $85 monthly circuit rental, $120 for each circuit installation plus a $50 order charge. GTE offers Direct Sprint, and Satellite Business Systems offers Communications Network Service. AT&T WATS lines, if used efficiently, may cost less. Problems with sound clarity and access to a limited number of destinations are among the disadvantages described. Practices for protection against abuse are among the suggestions for economizing. The services of five resale carriers are described. A chart comparing week-day rates between OCC, resale, and AT&T rates between New York and Los Angeles is shown.
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) introduced two enhanced personal computers (PCs), the Touchscreen PC ($3,495) and the Touchscreen MAX ($5,495). Both computers allow users to share information and printers with the IBM PCs and compatibles through a local area network (LAN) from 3Com Corp. Included with the HP PCs are the 9122D 3.5 inch disk drive unit. The Touchscreen MAX has in addition the 9133D 15 MB Winchester drive and will support the 9134D, a 15 MB stand-alone Winchester disk drive. The LAN capability allows a maximum of fifty networked IBM PCs and Touchscreen computers to share peripherals. A photograph of one of the computers is included.
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Sperry New Holland in New Holland, Pennsylvania, uses color-coded nylon envelopes called Trans-Sacs from A. Rifkin in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to send the company's first class mail. Advantages to using Trans-Sacs include their durability, cost savings over paper envelopes, and accuracy and speed in routing mail due to color-coded sacs. Sperry New Holland handles approximately 50,000 pieces of incoming mail and 152,000 pieces of outgoing mail.
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