[PVRCNC] Nerd fodder

[Pete Soper]

With the old dial phones when you took your finger out after selecting a 
number the dial returned to its stop at a measured pace to avoid 
confusing the central office relays that were capturing the number and 
setting up a connection. In high school I learned a trick that took 
advantage of the fact that the CO equipment had been made a lot faster 
in some places, including where I lived. A well placed piece of paper 
clip could cause the dial to return as fast as its spring allowed: maybe 
1/4 of a second. My folks were tolerant of the house phone having the 
modified dialer and we enjoyed being able to dial a number in much less 
time.

-Pete AD4L

On 05/24/2017 10:04 AM, kazeringue--- via PVRCNC wrote:
> Ones and zeros.
>
>> https://technicshistory.wordpress.com/2017/05/10/lost-generation-the-relay-computers/ 
>>
>
> 73 de w4kaz
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