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From: moscom!pyrite.telesci!kindred@cs.rochester.edu (David L Kindred (Dave))
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Subject: Re: Translating Alpha Phone Numbers
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Date: 31 May 90 23:06:40 GMT
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In article <8367@accuvax.nwu.edu> gtisqr!toddi@nsr.bioeng.
washington.edu (Todd Inch) writes:

>echo "There's no Q or Z on the phone dial."

	Not strictly correct.  Phones I have seen from '40s have the Z
on the 0 (zero), and I have seen at least one phone that has the Q on
the 0 also.  I also recall seeing a modern phone with the Z on the 0,
but don't remember where...

	Anyone have any particulars on who/when/why the Z and Q have
been on/not on the Zero digit?


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