Comments by "Kirk Cross" (@NortelGeek) on "Manufacturing 1A and 2B ESS Memory - ATu0026T Archives" video.

  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  3.  @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.
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  4. 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.
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  5.  @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?
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  6.  @bklynp718  My favorites were drunk callers on the weekends and little kids playing with the phone--and HOBIC calls (where the phone company offered to take "front desk" calls from large hotels, arrange billing and even room service) We wore many hats--even directory assistance and spill-over 911 queue calls. Fun times!
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