I think I remember hearing Evan Doorbell doing a demonstration of that bug. I grew up in the age of Meridian Digital Centrex, though, so I never got to play with regular Centrex.
Her voice really does sound like all the AT&T voice announcements I used to hear in the 70's/80's, from error messages to time of day. Definitely has those same voice inflections, and her voice delivery is perfect, but seems not at home in front of the camera. Could be Jane Barbe? I'm no expert, but that voice.. a dead ringer if it isn't her!
No, this isn't Jane, I'm afraid. Also, Jane did have a certain southern "softness" to her voice that just isn't heard from this presenter, who has a somewhat nasal quality and I'm guessing is from Illinois or Ohio. Jane was from Atlanta.
@13:21 the same tools used to build a memory chip back then are used to replace my head gaskets on my BMW today!! you know that computer is going to be big
This video is also historic as it shows that early small production videos were done in black & white as video cameras were still expensive and difficult to produce.
Well - interesting how they went with magnetic memory. I know at one point they played with Williams tubes, flying spot etc. But those must have been too expensive. And consider - we now use capacitive memories and some magnetic memory on our computers and devices.
This is a great example of the inverse correlation between New technology and total labor requirements. Thanks for the video. Btw, does anyone know if this video is in black and white because that was still cheaper to produce even into the 70s?
I have a feeling this is shot with video instead of film. The semi-pro equipment for business and education purposes was still mainly black and white in those days. Especially the camera's for colour were prohibitive expensive and could run into tens of thousands dollars without much advantages..
Very interesting, my grandpa worked at Controal Data (early computer company) which made super computers. He told me how expensive ram was, for a tiny amount (by todays standers).
@@bklynp718 I was an operator at BellSouth. Training was 6 weeks long. Definitely not a job for a dummy. At the time, the console alone reminded me of something out of NASA. The pay, now THAT was just enough for a "dummy" lol. Great benefits though. You definitely don't see that anymore.
@@bklynp718 Haha, I've never had that one (I guess because our consoles auto-answered and gave us a zip tone), but there was a few instances where I was awakened at home and answered my phone with a groggy "Op'radr." 😂 What kind of board did you work at?
@@NortelGeekI used to do that when I still had a home phone, which I got rid of almost 20 years ago. I worked at a small answering service, mostly doctors and rich people, with four cord boards. They could all split when it was busy to accommodate 8 operators, but my favorite was the overnight shift when I had all four to myself. It did get busy sometimes earlier in the night and closer to the next shift. Fun. Oh, I was also working at the hospital as switchboard operator around the same time. Mostly digital consoles and less fun than the cords.
Fun fact: Centrex once had a bug which would allow an unlimited number of parties to be added to a call.
I think I remember hearing Evan Doorbell doing a demonstration of that bug. I grew up in the age of Meridian Digital Centrex, though, so I never got to play with regular Centrex.
Her voice really does sound like all the AT&T voice announcements I used to hear in the 70's/80's, from error messages to time of day. Definitely has those same voice inflections, and her voice delivery is perfect, but seems not at home in front of the camera. Could be Jane Barbe? I'm no expert, but that voice.. a dead ringer if it isn't her!
No, this isn't Jane, I'm afraid. Also, Jane did have a certain southern "softness" to her voice that just isn't heard from this presenter, who has a somewhat nasal quality and I'm guessing is from Illinois or Ohio. Jane was from Atlanta.
Respect to those workers from the past!!!
Very nice! Love these old computer tech videos.
@13:21 the same tools used to build a memory chip back then are used to replace my head gaskets on my BMW today!! you know that computer is going to be big
This video is also historic as it shows that early small production videos were done in black & white as video cameras were still expensive and difficult to produce.
Digging the music.
Well - interesting how they went with magnetic memory. I know at one point they played with Williams tubes, flying spot etc. But those must have been too expensive. And consider - we now use capacitive memories and some magnetic memory on our computers and devices.
kd1s density was the primary factor. Cost and reliability. No other technology at the time approached the density and reliability.
Yeah - capacitive RAM didn't happen until the late 1960's.
Memory cards were used in #1 ESS. IA ESS did not have them.
This is a great example of the inverse correlation between New technology and total labor requirements. Thanks for the video. Btw, does anyone know if this video is in black and white because that was still cheaper to produce even into the 70s?
I have a feeling this is shot with video instead of film. The semi-pro equipment for business and education purposes was still mainly black and white in those days. Especially the camera's for colour were prohibitive expensive and could run into tens of thousands dollars without much advantages..
The person you're thinking of was Jane Barbe...but i'm not sure this was her...
So this technology lasted only a year or two, replaced by integrated circuits. Wild.
Very interesting, my grandpa worked at Controal Data (early computer company) which made super computers. He told me how expensive ram was, for a tiny amount (by todays standers).
"She doesn't really need to be very intelligent" ... what the actual heck?!
Yeah, I noticed that too. I was a switchboard operator - definitely not a job for dummies.
@@bklynp718 I was an operator at BellSouth. Training was 6 weeks long. Definitely not a job for a dummy. At the time, the console alone reminded me of something out of NASA. The pay, now THAT was just enough for a "dummy" lol. Great benefits though. You definitely don't see that anymore.
@@NortelGeek Do you still have nightmares that the board is ringing but you can't answer it?
@@bklynp718 Haha, I've never had that one (I guess because our consoles auto-answered and gave us a zip tone), but there was a few instances where I was awakened at home and answered my phone with a groggy "Op'radr." 😂 What kind of board did you work at?
@@NortelGeekI used to do that when I still had a home phone, which I got rid of almost 20 years ago.
I worked at a small answering service, mostly doctors and rich people, with four cord boards. They could all split when it was busy to accommodate 8 operators, but my favorite was the overnight shift when I had all four to myself. It did get busy sometimes earlier in the night and closer to the next shift. Fun.
Oh, I was also working at the hospital as switchboard operator around the same time. Mostly digital consoles and less fun than the cords.
Is that Joanne Daniels the time lady?
It really really sounds like her. She's got the same type of vocal quality. I think she's a little older than Joanne would have been, though.
The woman on this film, her voice must have been used on recordings... who is she?
Probably useful to read this first;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistor_memory
How did they build this without 14 year Asian kids?
Times have changed.
I swear I saw my mom
This is way too complicated.
"She doesn't need to be very intelligent".
How cruel the way they treat operators. Notice they keep calling the operator a "she"?
Operators were mostly women.