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NEW PCs LET USERS CHAT AND TYPE AT SAME TIME

IBM now has a new line of computers in the marketplace which allow users to hold phone conversations and send data over phone lines at the same time. The new Aptiva home computers were unveiled yesterday. They are being backed by an international television campaign from the New York office of Ogilvy & Mather, the computer giant's global ad agency. There will also be direct advertising from FCB Direct. The new machines also have the "wake up on ring" feature which turns the computer on to answer the phone, take a message or receive a fax, and then shuts the machine off.

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