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echo: crossfire
to: Bob Klahn
from: Bob Ackley
date: 2008-06-18 04:24:54
subject: The Wilson Solution:

Replying to a message of Bob Klahn to Johnjwilson:

 BK> ->>  J> they even gave you clothing! Fixing radios, hah! A
_child_ ->> 
 BK> J> could do that! (After all, you just take out the bad things ->> 
 BK> J> and put in the good things, right?)(Does FITCAL ring a bell? ->> 
 BK> J> :-))

 BK> ->>  Sounds like a new name for a telephone company.

 J>> Feel. Inspect. Tighten, Calibrate, Adjust, Lubricate.

 J>> After a half-century, I suppose everything is not the same
 J>> :-)

 BK>  How many radios do you think we lubricated?

The Model 28 teletype print mechanism was literally covered with oil.  They
dripped oil all over the place.  Perhaps the maintenance guys were a bit overzealous
with the oil can, but they kept the things running.

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