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That is very neat! What kind of volume do you get in a convention day? How do your couriers know where to deliver the message? It seems strange that the recipie
by Cpoll 10y ago
That is very neat! What kind of volume do you get in a convention day? How do your couriers know where to deliver the message? It seems strange that the recipient doesn't need to visit the telegraph office; I imagine the best part of the experience would be actually seeing your setup.
- Animats 10y agoSince someone asked... How do your couriers know where to deliver the message? Senders have to send messages in the form "name@location : msg". "Location" has to be in a list of known convention areas ("VENDORS", "AUTHORS", "BAR", etc.) There's an autoresponder to help them get this right, and piles of postcards around the con with instructions. We didn't have that the first year we did this, and the messengers were run ragged calling out names over and over again in various locations. About 80% of the messages get successfully delivered now. We do about 200 messages a day. It seems strange that the recipient doesn't need to visit the telegraph office It's in a highly visible location. The first year we were in that location, we made the office look so official that attendees didn't think they should go in. We had to rearrange the place, adding a few chairs for visitors, a water cooler, and "please come in" signs. Now we're also an information center for the convention and get lots of visitors. What makes this work are the two young people who staff the office. They're both experienced actors; one works Shakespeare festivals and the other is a stage combat instructor. If you want more details, we have a manual for our operators.[1] [1] http://www.aetherltd.com/public/othermanuals/operatormanual05.pdf http://www.aetherltd.com/public/othermanuals/operatormanual0...
- Cpoll 10y agoFantastic! The tape printer is a nice touch, too.