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Subject: | Re: # |
Date: | Wed, 11 Mar 1998 10:42:51 -0500 |
From: | Alain LaBonté <alb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
Then in the early 1960s Bell Labs developed the 101 ESS which was<<<<
the first stored program controlled switching system (it was a PBX).
One of the first installations was at the Mayo Clinic. This PBX had
lots of modern features (Call Forwarding, Speed Calling, Directed Call
Pickup, etc.), some of which were activated by using the # sign. A
Bell Labs supervisor DON MACPHERSON went to the Mayo Clinic just
before cut over to train the doctors and staff on how to use the new
features on this state of the art switching system. During one of his
lectures he felt the need to come up with a word to describe the #
symbol. Don also liked to add humor to his work. His thought process
which took place while at the Mayo Clinic doing lectures was as
follows:
- There are eight points on the symbol so "OCTO" should be part
of the name.
- Re: #, (continued)
Re: #, Alain LaBonté <= Re: #, Jacques Melot (11/03/1998) Re: #, Jean-Pierre Lacroux (11/03/1998)