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A portable computer, such as a laptop, notebook, or palmtop computer, comprises control routines for providing a sophisticated touch-tone dialer operable through an existing or supplied output speaker, enabling calls to be routed without making a wired direct connection between the telephone equipme

A portable computer, such as a laptop, notebook, or palmtop computer, comprises control routines for providing a sophisticated touch-tone dialer operable through an existing or supplied output speaker, enabling calls to be routed without making a wired direct connection between the telephone equipment and the computer. In one embodiment a system is provided for transmitting computer-usable data over a phone connection through a pre-stored relationship between DTMF tones and ASCII code.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A portable personal computer comprising:a CPU;a memory coupled to the CPU storing telephone dialing data including area codes, telephone numbers, long-distance carrier access numbers and user credit card numbers;a display apparatus coupled to the memory and to the CPU; an

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A portable personal computer comprising:a CPU;a memory coupled to the CPU storing telephone dialing data including area codes, telephone numbers, long-distance carrier access numbers and user credit card numbers;a display apparatus coupled to the memory and to the CPU; anda speaker;wherein, in response to user initiation, the CPU displays an interactive interface on the display apparatus, the interactive interface including selectable identifiers for call destinations and wherein the user selects call destinations, and the CPU generates audio data used to drive the speaker producing a string of audible DTMF tones based on the stored telephone dialing data including selectable long distance carrier access numbers and selectable credit card numbers.