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From: joe@mojave.ati.com (Joe Talbot)
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Subject: Re: Reminiscing: Mass Calling Prefixes (213) 520, etc.
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Date: 27 Sep 89 10:59:09 GMT
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In article , jsol@bu-it.bu.edu writes:

> I am fairly sure that 520 had a step tandem of sorts, because you
> always got the familiar rapid busy signal if you overloaded the tandem
> switch.  Bop bop bop bop bop bop............. At the very least it was
> a step front end to the final machine making it impossible to be
> quick-on-the-fingers.

213 520 was one of the strangest things I've ever encountered. Calling
the same number several times, you would sometimes receive ESS precise
busy signal or ring, sometimes SXS "honker" busy or ring. Certain
numbers always gave you SXS ring/busy etc. It always dial pulsed into
the switch (whatever it was!). That all finally went away maybe 6 or 7
years ago. Does anybody know the story on 213 520 ?

joe@mojave
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