[Boatanchors] WAS Goodies NOW Bell

[Robert Nickels]

On 4/11/2015 6:08 PM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> I would be delighted to have the old AT&T Bell System back.
Well Rob, as Dr. McCoy from Star Trek often said, "It's dead, Jim".   
That network no longer exists, but you can hear the "Sounds of Long 
Distance" if you want to relive the days before long distance was free, 
as explained by one of the original phone phreaks:

http://www.evan-doorbell.com/production/

Also highly recommended reading:  "Exploding the Phone" by Phil 
Lapsley.    Some phone phreaks were hams, but most of them were kindred 
spirits.

73  Bob W9RAN