3 Sep
2014
3 Sep
'14
2:29 p.m.
Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists@gmail.com> writes:
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 1:27 PM, John Kinsella <jlk@thrashyour.com> wrote:
Wiring closet rats nests have frequently been a fun topic, so with that in mind, may I present telephone lines in Stockholm, circa late 1800s: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/09/telefontornet-stockholm/
Have fun wire-tracing *that*
And things worked like that for decades.
imagine the probably almost constant outages in the winter months due to ice buildup on the lines...
This still happens. Overhead fiber is a thing you know.
Click through to the flickr albums - the Tekniska Museet has put some great stuff up!