Re: 16bit
Fantastic story and so true of manual exchanges.
Very sad I guess they went automatic in the early 70's. I visited a manual exchange (Morecambe) in 1974 just weeks before it was "cut" to automatic.
I still correspond to a friend who was on the switchboard.
Her male counterparts "manned" the switchboard at nights, they were less tolerant.
A warning, never cross her....she will push your meter button all day long!
She had a posh voice because the GPO trained her to sound posh..(I reckon)
"Number Please"
Toodle Pip.
Mark.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
