The VP uses a modem!!! An example of overhype by companies.

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

[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.