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          Appeal No. 95-4636                                                          
          Application 08/027,868                                                      

                    6. A data terminal for communications and                         
               testing of subscriber equipment in a telephone                         
               system of the type having a tip and ring connection,                   
               comprising:                                                            
                    a microprocessor;                                                 
               an EPROM interconnected with said microprocessor to                    
                    provide system storage;                                           
               dynamic random access memory interactively inter-                      
                    connected with said microprocessor and said                       
                    EPROM and containing resident MS DOS                              
                    operating system program;                                         
               an address buss interconnected between said micro-                     
                    processor, said EPROM and said dynamic                            
                    random access memory;                                             
               a data buss interconnected between said microprocessor,                
                    said EPROM and said dynamic random access                         
                    memory;                                                           
               a field programmable gate array receiving a                            
               plurality           of control signals,                                
                                   address signals, data                              
                                   signals and sensed                                 
                                   signals from around the                            
                                   data terminal, and                                 
                                   providing a plurality of                           
                                   gated output signals;                              
               a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter connected                
                    to an 8-bit data buss that interconnects                          
                    with plural gated output digital data ports                       
                    from said field programmable gate array and                       
                    provides output of modem control signals;                         
               telephone line input circuit providing connection to                   
                         the tip and ring connections of                              
                         said telephone line and                                      

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