Philip Prindeville wrote: > Steve Edwards wrote: > >> On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Philip Prindeville wrote: >> >> >> >>> I wanted to write a "popcorn" app for myself, both to learn how to script in >>> >>> >> Just out of curiosity, what does this have to do with popcorn? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Steve Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST >> Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 >> >> > > You used to be able to dial "popcorn" (767-2676) in any area code (at > least prior to 1982) and get the current time. > > -Philip > > Not really ANY area code. That was mostly a Western US thing. In the Mid Atlantic US, C&P, later Bell Atlantic, later VeriZon, it was TI-4-2525. There was NO standard throughout the Bell System, and often not even offered by independents, though some time and weather along with a short commercial were sponsored by banks and such, often recorded on an Audichron system.
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