Private Satellite Network Links Remote Locations with Processing Site as Telephone Line Alternative

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As an alternative to leased telephone lines, Equatorial Communications has developed a private interactive data communications network for transaction processing applications. The network is designed for private corporate data networks for their inquiry-response and data collection applications. The network supports terminal-to-host computer and terminal-to-terminal communications. Priced at $6,000, the product features an approximately four-foot transmit-receive micro earth station. The company is presently shipping more than 200 units per month and estimates 1985 production will total roughly 3,000 units. A photograph of the product is shown.

Telecommunications industry, Satellite communications, Communications satellites, Telecommunications transmission technologies, Online transaction processing, Satellites (Astronomical bodies), Telephone systems, Networks, Product Introduction, Telecommunications, Telephone System, Satellites, Data Collection, Data Communications, Telecommunications Services Industry, Equatorial Communications Co.

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Armstrong Produces New Generation of Ceiling Products

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Armstrong World Industries recently introduced a new generation of acoustical ceiling products. Innovative high technology design and manufacturing technology are inherent in celing panels with a textured visual, a product with Class A fire protection, improved sag resistance, and ability to hold up in installations where humidity can reach eighty-six percent. Design features in other new ceiling products include open-celled panels for conventional grid systems, and ceiling tiles with small-scale linear scoring. A photograph shows the Designer Minaboard lay-in ceiling.

High technology, Armstrong World Industries Inc., Design, Office Equipment

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