XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-05 15:48, Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-01, rbowman wrote:   
   > rbowman>>>>> I've had no need to call 911, the equivalent to 999   
   > rbowman>>>>> or whatever the UK emergency system uses but that   
   > rbowman>>>>> would also be interesting.   
   >   
   > On 2025-12-05 11:50, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>>> What's '112'??   
   >   
   > On 5/12/2025 10:06 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>> The emergency number in most of the EU.   
   >   
   > On 2025-12-05, Daniel70  wrote:   
   >> Ah!! O.K., so '112' in Europe, '911' in U.S.of A., '999' in Pommieland   
   >> and '000' here in Aus!!   
   >   
   > The codes used to be all over the place. In Denmark it was   
   > 000; all the "special service codes" began with 00xx.   
   > In the UK it was 999. Both of these were picked because they were the   
   > longest pulse sets in the rotary dial - you wanted to avoid them being   
   > activated accidentally when wind cause wires to hit each other.   
   > Rotary dials existed in four layouts:   
   > 1234567890   
   > 9876543210   
   > 0123456789   
   > 0987654321   
      
   I'm trying to remember a key lock that was placed in the wheel of rotary   
   phones, if it would impede dialing 999. It would depend on the layout.   
      
   https://share.google/muhXcSNmi6KY9slVM   
      
      
   >   
   > I think all of these (000, 999, 911) are supposed to be phased out   
   > in favor of 112. In the new system, all "special service codes" begin   
   > with 11x. The USA, of course, is not joining world standards.   
   >   
   > As a result, I think all mobile phones will route any of these codes to   
   > the emergency response center wherever you are.   
   >   
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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