vances@xenitec.uucp (Vance Shipley) (08/16/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0288m10@vector.dallas.tx.us> goldstein@delni.enet.dec. com writes: >So when he opened a new exchange near some mining camp or other such >outpost (using Harris D-1200 PBXs as COs, btw), Ma gave him the prefix >"234". Gee, that's a nice one, though Art. Until he noticed thousands >of incompleted pegs to a vacant number. Yep, 234-5678. What I liked was his solution to the problem; he installed an answering machine and started turning them into billable calls! Vance Shipley uucp: ..!{uunet!}watmath!xenitec!vances Linton Technology - SwitchView INTERNET: vances@egvideo.uucp 180 Columbia Street West (soon) vances@xenitec.uucp Waterloo, Ontario CANADA tel: (519)746-4460 N2L 3L3 fax: (519)746-6884 # if it ain't got an interface it ain't much use! #