Re: 1956 -- circuit reliability book

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From: jmfbahciv
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:19

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hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 9:48:23 PM UTC-5, Andrew Swallow wrote:
>> On 29/01/2018 16:53, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> {snip}
>>
>> >
>> > The one Hollywoodism that always bothered me is the way a telephone
>> > reverts to a dial tone when the other end hang up.  I've never heard
>> > this in real life, but maybe it's regional thing.  Can anyone from
>> > New York say whether this really happens there?
>> >
>>
>> That is nationwide. There is a dummy exchange that Hollywood and TV
>> companies use. It does not matter what number you dial the equipment
>> returns dial tone. The two actors were not talking to each other.
>
> Telephone sets used on movies/TV are not connected to anything.
> Sound effects (tones, etc) are added later.
>
Even for movies made in the 40s, 50s and 60s?

/BAH

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