[VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er

[Lee Spenadel]

Jayson,

There is at least one such Jane Barbe machine in existence that I know of.
The person who owns it has no interest in making it available for the
duplication of announcements.

Lee

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From: voip-bounces at lists.ckts.info [mailto:voip-bounces at lists.ckts.info] On
Behalf Of Jayson Smith
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:06 PM
To: Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches
Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er

I have a complete set of recordings recorded off the 410-844-1212 machine
which is still running. They're spoken by John Doyle. As far as I know,
there are no remaining Jane Barbe machines with that announcement style
still in service. If interested, let me know and I'll post the URL.
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rusty Dekema" <rdekema at gmail.com>
To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at lists.ckts.info>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er


> Speaking of this, do any of you have an AT&T number for a time system
> that uses the exact phrasing:
>
> "Good (xyz), at the tone the time will be (zyx)." (As opposed to "at
> the tone, (name of time zone) time will be...)
>
> That was how 616-346-1212 (actually 346-****, but they didn't
> advertise it as such), the time line where I grew up, sounded.
> Unfortunately, it has been out of commission in both the old 616 and
> new 269 split region for several years.
>
> I would like to replicate the system on my Asterisk machine, but I
> have not been able to find any similar recordings.
>
> Cheers,
> Rusty
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8/30/07, ikjtel <ikj1234i at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > FWIW, via slashdot
> >
> > "Starting in September, you will no longer be able to
> > pick up a landline, payphone, etc and find out what
> > time it is at the beep. AT&T, which has had the
> > service since the 20s, cited a lack of demand in the
> > digital age as the reason for "time"'s extinction.
> > Actually, the service had already stopped in most
> > states, but Nevada and California - with their large
> > rural and unmapped areas - were still holding out,
> > should the lost motorist or weary hiker need to know
> > the time of day. But no more! The "Time Machine",
> > which consisted of two large drum-like devices that
> > contained several audio-tracks and a quite advanced
> > system for syncing up with the caller, will probably
> > end up in a museum, anxiously awaiting the arrival of
> > its cousin: The Pay-Phone."
> >
> > Full article at
> >
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus29aug29,0,2466396,full.column?c
oll=la-home-center
> >
> > Max
> >
> >
> >
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