Three of them are psychologists, three computer types. They considered this the first step toward an integrated office information system. Boise's project is an audio correspondence system. The main purpose of the 168 is for mass storage. They use 2 hours of CPU time per month.
Users access the system by dialing in from any touch-tone phone.
Boise gave a demo of the actual system. All control for the system is by touch-tone. Audio input is used only for message content. The system automatically eliminates any long pauses from messages. Users don't have to worry about pausing when deciding what to say.