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karynnj

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14. Exactly

Reply to Recursion (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 12:14 PM

Dec 2018

In fact, Senator Inoye (HI) commented sometime around 2005/2006 in a telecommunications hearing of the Senate Commerce committee that it was a mistake to thing that breaking up AT&T would not slowly kill Bell Labs as that kind of national lab. For years, AT&T and IBM between them assured the US position of having the most patents. With AT&T, many key patents were voluntarily shared - the transister which was key to so many things - including PCs. The reason I have heard is that it was because AT&T wanted to make its being a regulated monopoly a clearly beneficial thing for the country.

It was also an incredible place to work, which encouraged people to work with others with different, but connected fields and to learn new things in classes - often taught by Bell Labs people who were internationally known.

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35 yrs ago today; The Bell System is broken up [View all] Dennis Donovan Dec 2018 OP

1971 - 1972 I was a cordboard operator for ACS here. akraven Dec 2018 #1

you may have noticed the octapus reuniting with its tenracles rampartc Dec 2018 #2

I have 3 phones made by Western Electric, still working in my house today. All are from sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #3

Customer service maybe not but innovation has dembotoz Dec 2018 #4

Absolutely not true AT&T funded pure and applied research at Bell Labs karynnj Dec 2018 #7

They moved UNIX from a hobbyist toy to a serious platform Recursion Dec 2018 #8

Exactly karynnj Dec 2018 #14

Have you seen the Mother of All Demos? Recursion Dec 2018 #15

No, thanks - will watch this later karynnj Dec 2018 #16

i sell their stuff...late to the game on mostly everything dembotoz Dec 2018 #9

You are looking at retail products karynnj Dec 2018 #13

nopers i sell att business and other competitors dembotoz Dec 2018 #18

I am talking of pre 1984, when they developed karynnj Dec 2018 #21

My experience sbc thru the debacle purchase of att dembotoz Jan 2019 #24

LOL, still be using cord boards if not forced to switch to dial HAB911 Dec 2018 #17

Bell Labs invented the direct dial ability in the 1960s karynnj Dec 2018 #22

Almon Strowger invented dial equipment that Bell System adopted HAB911 Jan 2019 #25

It helped pave the way for better and cheaper modems. sl8 Dec 2018 #5

I remember my astronomical long distance bills UpInArms Dec 2018 #6

I was a cord board oper. 1964..still in HS..NETCO....retired Nov 1998..with a asiliveandbreathe Dec 2018 #10

Time for another breakup. Qutzupalotl Dec 2018 #11

look into a Fire Stick. I use one for HBO and Amazon and Netflix all together delivered to my TV TeamPooka Dec 2018 #19

My small, rural California town was one of the last MineralMan Dec 2018 #12

something this page didn't mention............ Takket Dec 2018 #20

I remember calling people 30 miles away for free, but a friend 1 mile away was a toll charge. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #23

I remember thinking, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"--- but.... dawg day Jan 2019 #26