1983 Northern Telecom Commodore Phone

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The VICModem required a unique solution in Canada due to hardwired phones.
Commodore bundled a Northern Telecom rotary phone with the VICModem.
Bell Canada's regulations required Northern Telecom to manufacture the phones.
A hardwired handset meant the VICModem couldn't work directly with the phone.
Commodore created the VIC-1605 adapter switch to route signals between phone and modem.
The Commodore phone was sold exclusively in Canada as part of a VICModem package.

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