Re: Cambridge North car parking

From	Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com>
Newsgroups	cam.misc
Subject	Re: Cambridge North car parking
Date	2024-03-14 17:55 +0000
Message-ID	<l5gs11F4spvU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 14 Mar 2024 16:17, Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <l5g5qkF1lapU1@mid.individual.net>, at 11:36:52 on Thu, 14
> Mar 2024, Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> remarked:
>>On 14 Mar 2024 06:48, Roland Perry wrote:
>>> In message <ust1ct$13tlc$1@dont-email.me>, at 20:13:18 on Wed, 13 Mar
>>> 2024, Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> remarked:
>>>>On 13/03/2024 19:43, Roland Perry wrote:
>>>>>  For a trip of the kind you are making, I would dedicate about two
>>>>>hours.
>>>>
>>>>Back in the olden days you used to go to a shop called a "travel
>>agent"
>>>>and ask them. Typically it took them a little longer than the actual
>>>>flight to work out what ticket to sell you.
>>>
>>> That's because at best they had a Prestel system with a limited number
>>> of airlines on it. On the other hand, a lot of fares were regulated, so
>>> it didn't matter as much who you flew with, or which routing you took.
>>
>>I think a lot of travel agents used EasySABRE which wasn't Prestel.
>
> What date was that introduced?

Started centrally in the 60s, became networked soon thereafter but
Sabre was in travel agents form about 1976 onwards.
EasySABRE was then provided over the Internet to anyone in the 80s

>>There was an anti-trust case in the early days; American Airlines
wrote
>>the system and AA flights always appeared first. That was rules as
>>anti-competitive.
>
> There was a osystem whose name escapes me at the moment.

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  Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-07 10:56 +0000
    Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 12:31 +0000
      Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 12:47 +0000
      Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-07 14:27 +0000
        Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 18:25 +0000
          Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 20:05 +0000
      Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 14:31 +0000
        Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 17:56 +0000
          Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 18:27 +0000
        Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-07 18:26 +0000
          Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 20:07 +0000
            Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-08 08:57 +0000
              Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 10:13 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-08 11:08 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 17:20 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-08 18:05 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 20:09 +0000
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                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-09 08:34 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-10 01:26 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2024-03-10 13:51 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-10 16:09 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-10 20:32 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-10 21:31 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 16:00 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 15:58 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 15:54 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 20:18 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-11 21:54 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 18:42 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-12 18:49 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 20:02 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 20:35 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 00:51 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 16:01 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 19:43 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 20:13 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 06:48 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-14 11:36 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:17 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-14 17:55 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 00:05 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-17 09:15 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 12:33 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 09:48 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-18 16:59 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 20:39 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 02:11 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Mark Goodge <usenet@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 15:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-18 17:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Mark Goodge <usenet@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> - 2024-03-18 18:50 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 20:49 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 13:14 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 13:21 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 16:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-20 08:53 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-19 14:32 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 16:26 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Rupert Moss-Eccardt <nin@moss-eccardt.com> - 2024-03-19 23:32 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 13:11 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-18 20:45 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 02:23 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 09:37 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 10:27 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 13:08 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-19 16:30 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-19 18:02 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-20 08:37 +0000
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                Re: Cambridge North car parking The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-03-20 11:37 +0000
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                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 20:01 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-12 23:51 +0000
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                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 14:58 +0000
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                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 15:56 +0000
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                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 00:00 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 07:03 +0000
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                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 11:16 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-14 11:51 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 13:11 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:19 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking pmaydell@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Peter Maydell) - 2024-03-15 09:15 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 14:17 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 14:40 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:25 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Michael Kilpatrick <news@mkilpatrick.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 17:01 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-17 07:46 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-14 16:22 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-03-13 16:41 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-13 19:59 +0000
                Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 17:18 +0000
              Re: Cambridge North car parking Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> - 2024-03-08 17:16 +0000
  Re: Cambridge North car parking Tim Ward <tim@brettward.co.uk> - 2024-03-07 11:54 +0000

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