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Thread ID: 105980 2009-12-21 02:05:00 L.E.S - Law Enforcement System-Sperry mainframe Computer Sims (15521) Press F1
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841875 2010-02-25 00:52:00 okay then, what if there was only one terminal in the Otahuhu watch house & that was terminal identifier OHPWA, could OHPWA send a switch message to WNPWA, & that switch message produce a transaction identity tag of

OHPWAB

or

OHPWA1

or

OHPWA2
Sims (15521)
841876 2010-02-25 00:54:00 No if it was sent from OHPWA, then it'll show OHPWA. The terminal has to exist, before you can either send from it or send to it Speedy Gonzales (78)
841877 2010-02-25 00:54:00 Hmmmmmm. I don't think OHPWAB WA1 or WA2 are legit terminals. But OHPWB is valid for example. Sweep (90)
841878 2010-02-25 00:59:00 They may have been in 1993. They may not be now, Since Otahuhu court doesnt exist Speedy Gonzales (78)
841879 2010-02-25 01:12:00 What, may I ask, has the Otahuhu Court got to do with the problem? Sweep (90)
841880 2010-02-25 01:14:00 Well some of those terminals may have been in it thats why. And since it doesnt exist now those terminals may not exist either Speedy Gonzales (78)
841881 2010-02-25 01:24:00 Is there an explanation for OHPWAB in the transaction tag then in terms of
the B in OHPWAB referring to a backscreen?

I am looking along the lines of whether or not the Wanganui computer terminals in 1993, had an ability to switch between two windows on a screen, the equivalent of using 2 windows on a modern computer?

Could the B being attached the terminal identifier OHPWA be indicative of the switch message being sent in this mode, from a back screen?
Sims (15521)
841882 2010-02-25 01:24:00 A terminal identified as OHPWA was located in the Police watch house in Otahuhu.

A terminal identified as WNTRA was located in the MOT building in Wellington.

So the first four letters give Location and entity and the last letter identifies the specific terminal.

I would not have a clue where the terminals reside at this time or even if any survive.
Sweep (90)
841883 2010-02-25 01:26:00 What, may I ask, has the Otahuhu Court got to do with the problem?



The OH part refers to Otahuhu, the location, not the Otahuhu Court.
Sims (15521)
841884 2010-02-25 01:27:00 Is there an explanation for OHPWAB in the transaction tag then in terms of
the B in OHPWAB referring to a backscreen?

I am looking along the lines of whether or not the Wanganui computer terminals in 1993, had an ability to switch between two windows on a screen, the equivalent of using 2 windows on a modern computer?

Could the B being attached the terminal identifier OHPWA be indicative of the switch message being sent in this mode, from a back screen?

You could be right it did have 2 screens, so the B may well mean the back screen . Most terminal ID's were only 5 letters, or 3 letters and a number (IIRC)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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