telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) (01/21/91)
I was wondering what effect the announcement of the start of the war had on local phone systems last week? I was down at the Chicago Public Library doing some production work for the Chicagoland Radio Information Service. (This is a closed circuit SCA radio station serving the visually handicapped residents in northern Illinois; I've done work for them for several years.) Someone came in my recording studio and told me we were at war ... I watched the television for a couple minutes then tried to call my home. The library centrex (312-269) was giving very slow dial tone, and the first few attempts I made were met with re-order or an 'all circuits are busy now' recording. I used my cell phone and had the call bounce a couple times also; but it went through on the third try. Other than for about fifteen minutes at the start of the war, connections here appear to be moving smoothly. What experiences did you have in other places? On a related note, how are net connections to the middle east being maintained at this time? Are any sites able to get through at all with news? PAT
carroll@ssc-vax.uucp (Jeff Carroll) (01/25/91)
In article <16229@accuvax.nwu.edu> telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) writes: >Other than for about fifteen minutes at the start of the war, >connections here appear to be moving smoothly. What experiences did >you have in other places? I imagine that here at Boeing our leased lines were probably tied up all over the metro area, but that happens every time it snows :^). >On a related note, how are net connections to the middle east being >maintained at this time? Are any sites able to get through at all >with news? I just fingered vms.huji.ac.il, a VAX at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; it responded promptly with the following: [128.139.4.3] Friday, January 25, 1991 3:30AM-GMT Up 10 03:52:57 4+4 Jobs Load ave 3.04 3.02 3.06 User Personal Name Job Subsys Idle TTY Console Location DEKEL Avishai Dekel 204001DB *DCL* 1:49.nty26 TCP: galaxy.huji.ac. SERAN Eran Megido 20402D7C BMAIL nty1 TCP: ls2.huji.ac.il SIMON Simon Shickman 20400144 *DCL* 6:41.nty13 TCP: horizon.huji.ac TZVI1 Tsvi Kidron 204006B7 *DCL* 9:40.nty8 TCP: carmel.cc.huji. Life seems to be going on in Jerusalem... Jeff Carroll carroll@ssc-vax.boeing.com [Moderator's Note: Well, Adolph -- er, I mean Saddam seems to not be bothering Jerusalem at all; it is Tel Aviv which is getting the rough time this past week. Are sites there still connected? PAT]