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* Click through to the flickr albums - the Tekniska Museet has put some great stuff up!
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*
imagine the probably almost constant outages in the winter months due to ice buildup on the lines...
Click through to the flickr albums - the Tekniska Museet has put some great stuff up!
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!
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Daniel Corbe <corbe@corbe.net> wrote:
Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists@gmail.com> writes:
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.
the hell you say!
On 09/03/14 15:11, Christopher Morrow wrote:
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Daniel Corbe <corbe@corbe.net> wrote:
Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists@gmail.com> writes:
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.
the hell you say!
Like this? http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/ipaqted/rodent_zps98bc0abf.jpg
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