[GreenKeys] Another Internet Outage

[Jack]

I worked at a place that purchased Model 33ASR's
directly from Teletype to be used as computer
terminals with an acoustic modem we built. 
Every once in awhile a part would break inoneof our 33's.
Our in-house "repairman" would just take the part out of a Bell
System 33ASR TWX machine that was used to receive orders.
Then it would be called in for service.
The Bell TTY man would come within hours, replace the 
part, have a cup of coffee, and leave. 
He never asked anyone where the part went.

That's when I decided I wanted to be a Bell System
TTY repairman!

(The next time the TTY guy come to replace a part, I asked
if they were hiring. He gave me his dispatcher's number.
In a week I was a Bell System TTY repairman! Died and went
to heaven...)



-----Original Message-----
From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard
Knoppow
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:16 PM
To: Larry Tighe; Lee Spenadel; DR HOUSE; Lee Mushel
Cc: Greenkeys Greenkeys
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [GreenKeys] [Bulk] Re: Another Internet Outage


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Tighe" <larryradio at att.net>
To: "Lee Spenadel" <spenadel at gmail.com>; "DR HOUSE" 
<Packard42 at gmail.com>; "Lee Mushel" 
<herbert3 at centurytel.net>
Cc: "Greenkeys Greenkeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] [Bulk] Re: Another Internet Outage


> I'm all for going back to manual exchanges i.e., "Number 
> Pleeeeze", calling
> Long Distance to call outta town
> and having the Phone Police kick in your door, and take 
> away your first born
> when they discover you've
> had an "Illegal Extension" connected to their telephone 
> system.
>
> Yep, them was the good ole days.
>
> lar

     I thought the FCC dropped this idea (?)
     The old Ma Bell system had some problems but remember 
you were renting a service and all of its parts were 
compatible. "Foreign" equipment could screw up the system. I 
think AT&T would have been ahead of the game by an approval 
process for outside stuff, but they were big and rigid.
     Also remember that if anything broke the friendly 
installer (and they were friendly) would come and fix it 
free. If you broke the phone they would install a new one 
free.
     I wonder if there are others on the list old enough to 
remember staying on the line when placing a long distance 
call to hear the circuit being built? At one time it really 
was the "Voice with a Smile".


--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com 

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