lgl (12/03/82)
In a recent article received via net.aviation, a voice response system was described which gave timely weather information obtained from various weather reporting sites.. Following is an excerpt from that article... From rmas70!nscs!cbosgd!npois!npoiv!harpo!zeppo!imm (Irv M. McNair Jr.) Tue Nov 2 11:15:41 1982 Subject: Re: Re: Terminal access to FSS/NWS weath - (nf) Newsgroups: net.aviation There is a voice response system that will give weather information. I have found it very useful because it gives the complete report and not just what the briefer decides to tell you. It is slow enough so I can take notes. It gives the weather observed at the airports (hourly sequence reports), the terminal forecast, and winds aloft forecast at three altitudes (plus or minus 4000 ft) from the requested. It also gives the TWEB routes forecsts for which you have to know the numbers. I've tried out the system and found it (when in operation) to be very useful. It seems to be an experiment of some sort and therefore doesn't have the inclination to stay "on-line" for long stretches of time. Anyway, I tried to get a terminal forcast for Zanesville, Ohio (ZZV) and found that I don't have the letter 'Z' on my phone! In fact, most of the Bell system phones I've seen don't have 'Z's or 'Q's! Is there any way around this?? Has anyone ever run into this before?? Lionel G. Lynch (...!cbosgd!nscs!rmas70!mork-cb!lgl)
Mary.Shaw@CMU-CS-A@sri-unix (12/03/82)
The description of the voice response system that I received a couple of years ago showed Q, underscore, and Z on the 1 button (in that order -- that is, Q should be 1,1 just as A is 2,1. I don't recall ever actually trying this encoding. Mary Shaw (shaw@CMU)
VAF@CMU-CS-C@sri-unix (12/03/82)
From: Vince Fuller <VAF at CMU-CS-C>
Date: 2 Dec 82 16:17:53-PST (Thu)
From: harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxj!cbosgd!nscs!rmas70!mork-cb!lgl at Ucb-C70
To: aviation at Mit-Ai
Re: Terminal access to FSS/NWS - (nf)
Article-I.D.: mork-cb.157
Via: Usenet; 3 Dec 82 4:47-PST
In a recent article received via net.aviation, a voice response system was
described which gave timely weather information obtained from various
weather reporting sites.. Following is an excerpt from that article...
From rmas70!nscs!cbosgd!npois!npoiv!harpo!zeppo!imm
(Irv M. McNair Jr.) Tue Nov 2 11:15:41 1982
Subject: Re: Re: Terminal access to FSS/NWS weath - (nf)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
There is a voice response system that will give weather information.
I have found it very useful because it gives the complete report
and not just what the briefer decides to tell
you. It is slow enough so I can take notes.
It gives the weather observed at the airports (hourly sequence reports),
the terminal forecast, and winds aloft forecast at three altitudes
(plus or minus 4000 ft) from the requested.
It also gives the TWEB routes forecsts for which you have to
know the numbers.
I've tried out the system and found it (when in operation) to be very
useful. It seems to be an experiment of some sort and therefore doesn't
have the inclination to stay "on-line" for long stretches of time.
Anyway, I tried to get a terminal forcast for Zanesville, Ohio (ZZV)
and found that I don't have the letter 'Z' on my phone! In fact,
most of the Bell system phones I've seen don't have 'Z's or 'Q's!
Is there any way around this??
Has anyone ever run into this before??
I have used this system before in D.C. and as I recall, the convention
for getting Q and Z is to use the 0 key as if it were the 'QZ' key
(e.g. Q=0,1; Z=0,2). I believe some phones actually have 'QZ' on the 0
key.VAF@CMU-CS-C@sri-unix (12/03/82)
From: Vince Fuller <VAF at CMU-CS-C> Does anyone know if this system is accessable via local dialing from anywhere but the D.C. area?