The Beginning of the End of AT&T Operators Started in 1992
It’s hard to imagine almost 30 years ago that the first Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems were coming online to eventually replace operators. In fact, AT&T no longer has an operators. At all! They got rid of them several years ago. This video came out in October 2021, but it… Read more »
The UK Speaking Clock
A great video on the UK Speaking Clock and its history.
The Old Days -Talkable Busy Signals
Evan Doorbell is mentioned in an article about talkable busy signals back in the old days where impromptu conferences were found. https://onezero.medium.com/the-prototype-for-clubhouse-is-40-years-old-and-it-was-built-by-phone-hackers-71389d117cad
AT&T and Frontier have let phone networks fall apart
Imagine that. Verizon as well. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/att-raised-phone-prices-153-as-service-got-steadily-worse-report-finds/
Fun with a Number 5 Crossbar and trouble cards!
The Connections Museum in Seattle finally got their trouble card machine on their #5XB to work again. Fun with trouble cards! The 5XB is a confetti machine cleverly disguised as a telephone switch. pic.twitter.com/hGZxEOgYZe — Connections Museum (@museumofcomm) January 14, 2021