• DocumentCode
    1517080
  • Title

    The olympic experience

  • Author

    Flaherty, D.L.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Technol. Syst., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    6/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    The author describes the use of AT&T´s Electronic Messaging System (EMS), which was the communications network that linked some 50000 Olympic family members throughout southern California during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. How EMS worked and various experiences with its use and operations are discussed.
  • Keywords
    electronic mail; entertainment; AT&T; EMS; Electronic Messaging System; Olympic Games; Olympic family members; Games; Media; Medical services; Microcomputers; Postal services; Program processors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1985.6448197
  • Filename
    6448197
    • Link To Document
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