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Image from page 427 of “Bell telephone magazine” (1922)
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Identifier: belltelephone6667mag00amerrich
Title: Bell telephone magazine
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept
Subjects: Telephone
Publisher: [New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.]
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l surroundingsat least — has resulted from the introduction of trafficservice positions which are replacing the traditionalswitchboard. Instead of using a pair of cords andplugs to complete a call, an operator at a traffic serv- ice position depresses various combinations of keys. With TSP, the customer dials person-to-person,collect and credit card calls, and the actual switchingof the call is handled by the equipment. The operator,who can display the number he dialed and the num-ber he is calling from, comes in on the line to provideassistance, deal with the called party, and to recordspecial information for billing purposes. TSP provides the customer faster service and moreaccurate billing of calls. Since there is less time spentin switching a call, and more dealings with customers,the traffic service positions provide the operatorgreater opportunity to use her own judgment andinitiative in helping fulfill the needs of the customer. Automatic call distributors, which regulate the
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About half of the calls to Information operators are for numberscorrectly listed in the customers telephone directory. volume of calls being directed to each operator, alsocontribute to better service. With the newer equip-ment now being installed, calls from one communitycan be automatically switched to operators in anotheroffice where an operator is available. Finding alternate ways to complete a long distancecall is also done automatically by equipment today.But network management centers, located through-out the country, play an important role in keepingtrack of the volume of calls on long distance routesso alternate routing arrangements can be made when-ever calling volumes or equipment problems over-load circuits. The use of computers, too, is helping todays tele-phone operator. An operator in Minneapolis, forexample, can obtain information on rates needed tocomplete a call by quizzing a computer in Omaha.Seconds later a recorded voice provides her the infor-mation she needs. Th
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Momentary Lapse of Reason
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4 A.M. my wife wakes up, I am not there.
The door to my study opens, my wife is standing there with a confused and sleepy stare.
She finds me…… sitting on the floor, holding my camera, in the DARK
.
"What the hell are you doing?" she asks in her "are you crazy?" voice.
"Ummmm, just taking some pictures……. honey."
"It’s 4 A.M., you are sitting in the dark."
" I know, I’m not tired, I am just goofing off."
She crosses her arms. "You and that damned camera and this stoooooopid flickr crap!" Now she is not sleepy or confused, just pissed. "I think you have a problem, I think you need some help."
"No, no….no, I am fine, I can stop any time I want." Maybe she is right.
" Tomorrow, you will make an appointment to see somebody, a shrink, a counselor, I don’t care." The door closes witha disappointed thud.
I turn out the lights, afterall, I wasn’t finished taking pictures.
Lighting was provided by the power button for my computer, my mouse, and lights from my high speed modem. I moved the camera instead of moving the light.
Thanks to Pink Floyd for the title.
Yes, I do have a problem, but I am not going to stop.
