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*[https://file770.com/two-vain-guys-named-robert/ A story about Osband] and [[Robert Heinlein]] by [[Bill Higgins]], ''[[File 770]]'', April 26, 2022. | *[https://file770.com/two-vain-guys-named-robert/ A story about Osband] and [[Robert Heinlein]] by [[Bill Higgins]], ''[[File 770]]'', April 26, 2022. | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181222193733/http:/cheshirecatalyst.com/321/ “How I Got My Very Own Area Code”] by Richard Cheshire. | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20181222193733/http:/cheshirecatalyst.com/321/ “How I Got My Very Own Area Code”] by Richard Cheshire. | ||
| + | * [https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/08/08/ozzie-osband-the-father-of-brevards-321-countdown-area-code-dies-in-titusville-florida/70548478007/ Obituary], Florida Today, August 8, 2023. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:37, 11 August 2023
(1951 – August 6, 2023)
Robert "Ozzie" Osband (aka Richard Cheshire) was a longtime Florida fan and space enthusiast. (He is credited with getting the "3-2-1" telephone area code for the Space Coast in Florida.) He was a member of the New York in '83 Worldcon bid and a Phone Phreak.
- Richard Cheshire website (archived).
- A story about Osband and Robert Heinlein by Bill Higgins, File 770, April 26, 2022.
- “How I Got My Very Own Area Code” by Richard Cheshire.
- Obituary, Florida Today, August 8, 2023.
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