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From: Woody on 18 Oct 2006 18:04 T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > If the eMac is an A1002 (is that a model number [1].. it was faintly > printed on a small panel *underneath* the thing .. in a locked filing > cabinet in a basement ... ), what Airport thingy would I need please? > > All the best .. > > T i m > > [1] Model Number A1002 All emacas are a1002, that is the product code of the emac, rather than the model. > EMC No 1955, not sure on that > CA95014 ? that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually 95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Elana Kehoe on 19 Oct 2006 06:03 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > CA95014 ? > > that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually > 95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. Erm, no. The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause people ran out of zip codes. E formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848
From: Paul Russell on 19 Oct 2006 06:55 Elana Kehoe wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > >>>CA95014 ? >> >>that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually >>95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. > > > Erm, no. > > The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause > people ran out of zip codes. > > E > formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848 Yes, it was telephone area codes that CA ran out of. Paul formerly of (831)
From: Tim Streater on 19 Oct 2006 07:17 In article <4pp3svFjttn5U2(a)individual.net>, Paul Russell <prussell(a)sonic.net> wrote: > Elana Kehoe wrote: > > > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > >>>CA95014 ? > >> > >>that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually > >>95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. > > > > > > Erm, no. > > > > The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause > > people ran out of zip codes. > > > > E > > formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848 > > Yes, it was telephone area codes that CA ran out of. > > Paul > formerly of (831) It's been happening for 20 years - used to be you call back and forth between 415 and 408 without the long-distance prefix, then they scratched that, then 415 was split to give Oakland etc 710, then since I left 415 got split again so it only covers SF - Palo Alto etc is now 650. They also didn't use to force you to prefix long distance calls with a 1, but they do that now to increase the number of area codes. I must say I found their system better - all local numbers 7 digits, with 3 extra digits for long distance. Rather better than ours with local numbers of 8, 7, 6 and I believe still 5 digits in some places. (Formerly of 94025 and 415). -- tim
From: Elana Kehoe on 19 Oct 2006 10:48
Tim Streater <tim.streater(a)dante.org.uk> wrote: > In article <4pp3svFjttn5U2(a)individual.net>, > Paul Russell <prussell(a)sonic.net> wrote: > > > Elana Kehoe wrote: > > > > > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > > >>>CA95014 ? > > >> > > >>that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually > > >>95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. > > > > > > > > > Erm, no. > > > > > > The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause > > > people ran out of zip codes. > > > > > > E > > > formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848 > > > > Yes, it was telephone area codes that CA ran out of. > > > > Paul > > formerly of (831) > > It's been happening for 20 years - used to be you call back and forth > between 415 and 408 without the long-distance prefix, then they > scratched that, then 415 was split to give Oakland etc 710, then since I > left 415 got split again so it only covers SF - Palo Alto etc is now 650. > > They also didn't use to force you to prefix long distance calls with a > 1, but they do that now to increase the number of area codes. > > I must say I found their system better - all local numbers 7 digits, > with 3 extra digits for long distance. Rather better than ours with > local numbers of 8, 7, 6 and I believe still 5 digits in some places. > > (Formerly of 94025 and 415). I lived there during the 650 split, as well as the LA split of 213/310. The 650 split was not happy, since with all the companies in Sili Valley, they all had to change their letterhead, etc. But for some it at least is still seen as a badge of honor. Of course, most of those companies have since gone under. Up until a few years ago, where my parents live, all you had to dial was the last 4 digits of the phone number and it would go through. E 914, 617, 508, 207, 818, 415, 650 |