Comments on: Just in case you are wondering… http://iangrey.org/2007/04/01/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/ A riotous colour of life's rich tapestry Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Delicolor http://iangrey.org/2007/04/01/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-296 Delicolor Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:58:00 +0000 http://iangrey.org/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-296 Colin, I can remember going to a conference at Stirling University in the early seventies and being impressed with the MacRobert Theatre which was well equipped technically.<br/><br/>The low-rise nature of the site and the stunning setting tends to play down how much concrete there is!<br/><br/>Post Office Telephones were very suspicious of modern technology, having got scorched by their failed adoptions of electronics in the 50s and 60s so there was a tendency towards more reliable electro-mechanical solutions. Also, as phone systems then had a 20 year design life, the need to replace the University system would not have been pressing in the 80s, other than by saving on labour costs. Colin, I can remember going to a conference at Stirling University in the early seventies and being impressed with the MacRobert Theatre which was well equipped technically.

The low-rise nature of the site and the stunning setting tends to play down how much concrete there is!

Post Office Telephones were very suspicious of modern technology, having got scorched by their failed adoptions of electronics in the 50s and 60s so there was a tendency towards more reliable electro-mechanical solutions. Also, as phone systems then had a 20 year design life, the need to replace the University system would not have been pressing in the 80s, other than by saving on labour costs.

]]> By: Colin Campbell http://iangrey.org/2007/04/01/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-287 Colin Campbell Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:28:00 +0000 http://iangrey.org/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-287 When I was at the University of Stirling in the 1980s, the University switchboard was still antiquated, with cords being manually connected by a small army of ladies. It was odd, because the University was not that old. When I went back a few years later, they had a modern PABX. It was just not the same. When I was at the University of Stirling in the 1980s, the University switchboard was still antiquated, with cords being manually connected by a small army of ladies. It was odd, because the University was not that old. When I went back a few years later, they had a modern PABX. It was just not the same.

]]> By: Crushed by Ingsoc http://iangrey.org/2007/04/01/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-276 Crushed by Ingsoc Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:42:00 +0000 http://iangrey.org/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-276 Interesting. Much as the Selltape factory still had an old fashioned switchboard with operators connecting wires and stuff pre=war style. Purely for novelty value. Not sure if they still do. Interesting. Much as the Selltape factory still had an old fashioned switchboard with operators connecting wires and stuff pre=war style. Purely for novelty value. Not sure if they still do.

]]> By: Delicolor http://iangrey.org/2007/04/01/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-275 Delicolor Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:34:00 +0000 http://iangrey.org/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-275 CBI, it became obsolete in 1995- when no-one at Furse knew how to fix it any more (all of the old guys had retired!)<br/><br/>In reality, it was a dinosour and was seriously old-fashioned by the late Fifties. CBI, it became obsolete in 1995- when no-one at Furse knew how to fix it any more (all of the old guys had retired!)

In reality, it was a dinosour and was seriously old-fashioned by the late Fifties.

]]> By: Crushed by Ingsoc http://iangrey.org/2007/04/01/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-274 Crushed by Ingsoc Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:16:00 +0000 http://iangrey.org/just-in-case-you-are-wondering/#comment-274 Learn something new everyday...<br/>When did it become obsolete? Learn something new everyday…
When did it become obsolete?

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