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Far East 8 years, 6 months agoAmber One corridor.
After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975 foreign airlines flights over Vietnam were forbidden whereas previously the majorities of flights between Europe and part of Asia on the West and Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Japan on the East, were directed to Bangkok , then flying over Pakse in Laos, Danang in Vietnam, the Paracels…[Read more] -
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Far East 8 years, 7 months agoSouvenirs of my trips to Japan to negotiate with KDD
I went to Tokyo quite a few times in the late 1970s, firstly as part of a delegation led by Koen Molenaar, with Ruedi and one or two other SITA directors , to K.D.D. to negotiate the transfer from K.D.D. control to SITA of the Tokyo center. The first of the negotiations, lasting a week, took…[Read more]
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Hello Mike,
Yes indeed martial arts are important in the Japanese culture. I remember travelling there with Giovanni Strigari, in the 80’s, as part of the Future Network study (preparing for what became the MTN), to meet Japanese manufacturers (Fujitsu, NEC, etc) and operators (NTT and KDD). One evening at a restaurant with the representative of…[Read more]
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Anecdotes / Stories 8 years, 7 months agoMise en service de la P1024 et du premier message type « A »
J’avais pris la responsabilité de la petite équipe de programmeurs sur le système Philips au départ de l’équipe américaine qui avait assuré le développement du système.
Pendant la première année, notre petite équipe assurait la maintenance du système, les améliorations, les…[Read more]
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Hello Pierre,
Très intéressant! Ainsi la première transmission Type A s’est faite conjointement sur un HLS Univac (Rome) et un HLS Philips (Londres). Belle coordination!
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Et bien cher Pierre, j’étais à Rome pour ces essais avec Georges Giraudbit…..c,’était même ma première mission SITA, et nous avions le chrono en main pour la mesure des temps de réponse qui était de 2 à 10 secondes selon type de transaction
ne me souviens pas de la présence de J.Watson, mais nous étions dans l’agence… et il y avait des techn…[Read more]
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Wikisita Main 8 years, 8 months agoAmber One corridor (F)
Après la chute du Vietnam Sud en 1975 le survol du Vietnam fût interdit aux avions commerciaux, or la majorité des vols entre l’Europe et Hongkong, la Corée, Taiwan et le Japon passaient par Bangkok et survolaient ensuite Paksé au Laos, Danang au Vietnam puis les Iles Paracels et contournaient Hainan. Cette route est co…[Read more]
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Wikisita Main 8 years, 8 months agoAmber One corridor (E)
After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975 foreign airlines flights over Vietnam were forbidden whereas previously the majorities of flights between Europe and part of Asia on the West and Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Japan on the East, were directed to Bangkok , then flying over Pakse in Laos, Danang in Vietnam, the Paracels…[Read more] - Load More
