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7. MARITEX OPERATIONThis chapter provides an overview to the MARITEX system. Fordetailed information, consult your MARITEX Traffic Manual.7.1 What is MARITEX?MARITEX, an acronym meaning MARItime TEleX, is a worldwide,round-the-clock, fully automatic and computerized networkfor maritime radiotelex. The MARITEX system is operated jointlyby the Telecom Administrations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland,Norway, and Sweden. The system consists of the Central ComputerSystem in Gothenburg, Sweden, run with two high technologycomputers, and sub-stations in Scandinavia, Panama, Manila,and Argentina. The Central System does all the message switchingand co-ordinates the sub-station resources.INTERNATIONALTELEX NETWORKSTORE-AND-FORWARDDIRECTDIALINGREMOTE-CONTROLLEDRADIO CIRCUITSSUB-STATIONPANAMAPARTICIPATINGSHIPSMULTI-ADDRESSMARITEXCENTRALSYSTEMSUB-STATIONSCANDINAVIAINTERNATIONALTELEPHONENETWORKSEMI-FAXSYSTEMCONTROLSUB-STATIONMANILASUB-STATIONARGENTINAFigure 7-1 MARITEX system and services7-1
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