Centrex - Revision history

Reaganaut at 04:32, 22 November 2012

2012-11-22T04:32:58Z

Pacman: /* Lamentation for Centrex */

2007-11-28T08:24:22Z

‎Lamentation for Centrex

Pacman: /* Lamentation for Centrex */

2007-11-28T08:20:47Z

‎Lamentation for Centrex

Pacman: /* Lamentation for Centrex */

2007-11-28T08:18:23Z

‎Lamentation for Centrex

Pacman at 08:17, 28 November 2007

2007-11-28T08:17:14Z

Reaganaut at 06:04, 28 November 2007

2007-11-28T06:04:35Z

Reaganaut at 06:04, 28 November 2007

2007-11-28T06:04:06Z

Reaganaut: New page: You may think of the ROLM Phone as some sort of pre-historic telecommunication contraption, but you'd be mistaken. That title goes to '''Centrex''', a phone so advanced that it feature...

2007-11-28T06:03:45Z

New page: You may think of the ROLM Phone as some sort of pre-historic telecommunication contraption, but you'd be mistaken. That title goes to '''Centrex''', a phone so advanced that it feature...

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You may think of the [[ROLM Phone]] as some sort of pre-historic telecommunication contraption, but you'd be mistaken. That title goes to '''Centrex''', a phone so advanced that it features "light-up pushbuttons to switch among lines".<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/ssio.html</ref>

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 :For that amount of money at Lutece we could dine
 :Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
-:Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
+:Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign<ref>http://www.cumb.org/scripts.php?script=24438</ref>
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 On Fall [[Orgo Night]], [[1988]], shortly after it was replaced by ROLM, [[CUMB]] sung this lamentation for the Centrex:
-A long, long time ago
+:A long, long time ago
-I can still remember how that CENTREX used to make me smile,
+:I can still remember how that CENTREX used to make me smile,
-And I knew if I had my way,
+:And I knew if I had my way,
-I'd still have my answering machine today,
+:I'd still have my answering machine today,
-And then I could be happy when I dialed
+:And then I could be happy when I dialed
-But the ROLM lady made me shiver
+:But the ROLM lady made me shiver
-With every message I'd deliver
+:With every message I'd deliver
-Bad news came this fall
+:Bad news came this fall
-I couldn't get one more call
+:I couldn't get one more call
-I can't remember if I cried
+:I can't remember if I cried
-When I read that damn contraption's guide
+:When I read that damn contraption's guide
-But something touched me deep inside
+:But something touched me deep inside
-The day the CENTREX died
+:The day the CENTREX died
-(CHORUS)
+:(CHORUS)
-And we were singing . . .
+:And we were singing . . .
-Bye, bye my old CENTREX phone line
+:Bye, bye my old CENTREX phone line
-Why the hell do we have ROLM when that old system was fine
+:Why the hell do we have ROLM when that old system was fine
-For that amount of money at Lutece we could dine
+:For that amount of money at Lutece we could dine
-Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
+:Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
-Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
+:Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
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 On Fall [[Orgo Night]], [[1988]], shortly after it was replaced by ROLM, [[CUMB]] sung this lamentation for the Centrex:
-[quote]A long, long time ago
+A long, long time ago
 I can still remember how that CENTREX used to make me smile,
 And I knew if I had my way,
 I'd still have my answering machine today,
 And then I could be happy when I dialed
 But the ROLM lady made me shiver
 With every message I'd deliver
 Bad news came this fall
 I couldn't get one more call
 I can't remember if I cried
 When I read that damn contraption's guide
 But something touched me deep inside
 The day the CENTREX died
 (CHORUS)
 And we were singing . . .
 Bye, bye my old CENTREX phone line
 Why the hell do we have ROLM when that old system was fine
 For that amount of money at Lutece we could dine
 Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
 Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
 == References ==

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	You may think of the [[ROLM Phone]] as some sort of pre-historic telecommunication contraption, but you'd be mistaken. That title goes to '''Centrex''', a phone so advanced that it features "light-up pushbuttons to switch among lines".<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/ssio.html</ref>		You may think of the [[ROLM Phone]] as some sort of pre-historic telecommunication contraption, but you'd be mistaken. That title goes to '''Centrex''', a phone so advanced that it features "light-up pushbuttons to switch among lines".<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/ssio.html</ref>
		+
		+	==Lamentation for Centrex==
		+
		+	On Fall [[Orgo Night]], [[1988]], shortly after it was replaced by ROLM, [[CUMB]] sung this lamentation for the Centrex:
		+
		+	[quote]A long, long time ago
		+
		+	I can still remember how that CENTREX used to make me smile,
		+
		+	And I knew if I had my way,
		+
		+	I'd still have my answering machine today,
		+
		+	And then I could be happy when I dialed
		+
		+	But the ROLM lady made me shiver
		+
		+	With every message I'd deliver
		+
		+	Bad news came this fall
		+
		+	I couldn't get one more call
		+
		+	I can't remember if I cried
		+
		+	When I read that damn contraption's guide
		+
		+	But something touched me deep inside
		+
		+	The day the CENTREX died
		+
		+	(CHORUS)
		+
		+	And we were singing . . .
		+
		+	Bye, bye my old CENTREX phone line
		+
		+	Why the hell do we have ROLM when that old system was fine
		+
		+	For that amount of money at Lutece we could dine
		+
		+	Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
		+
		+	Of the Apocolypse this must be a sign
		+
		+	The Band would like to continue by playing Don McLean's American Pie, but since we can't do that, we remember the CENTERX system by playing something equally appropriate . . . (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction![/quote]

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