lpbkdotnet<p>If you're interested in this sort of thing (and who wouldn't be?!)</p><p>The whole notebook full of late 1950s UK telephone routing codes is online as a pdf here: <a href="https://paulseward.com/downloads/Telephony_Phreaking_Archive/TLA-FDY-TKZ.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulseward.com/downloads/Telep</span><span class="invisible">hony_Phreaking_Archive/TLA-FDY-TKZ.pdf</span></a></p><p>An OCR version will follow at some point in the handwavy future when I get around to it (if I don't forget).</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/phreaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>phreaking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/preak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>preak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telephoneExchange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/strowger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>strowger</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/phoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>phoneExchange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecoms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecomHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecomHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecomsHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecomsHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telephone</span></a></p>
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lpbkdotnet<p>Christmas at Haywards Heath Telephone exchange 1953</p><p>Lots of paper garlands and decorations adorning the CB10 switchboard here, but if you look closely there are paper santas/elves hanging from the cable turning sections where the positions wrap around the corners of the room.</p><p>Thanks to Stefan on the "UK Switchboards" facebook group for finding it.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telephone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telephoneExchange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PhoneExchange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelecomsHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelecomsHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecomHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecomHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/switchboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>switchboard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/operator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>operator</span></a></p>
lpbkdotnet<p>I love the art style on this poster produced by Post Office Telecomunications in the UK.</p><p>These posters would have been at least A2 in size, and were available to schools to help teach students how to use the telephone.</p><p>I'm not sure of the date, but I would guess late 60s - early 70s.</p><p>This poster, and more can be found here: <a href="http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/documents/wall_charts.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">samhallas.co.uk/repository/doc</span><span class="invisible">uments/wall_charts.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Telephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Telephone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelephoneHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelephoneHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GPO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GPO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecoms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telecomHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telecomHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelecomsHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelecomsHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Poster" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Poster</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telephoneExchanges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telephoneExchanges</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelephoneExchange</span></a></p>
lpbkdotnet<p>I'm in the process of moving a small <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/strowger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>strowger</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelephoneExchange</span></a> demonstration rack on to its next home.</p><p>Before I say goodbye to it, I thought I'd video a short tour...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EarxXwMvjKw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=EarxXwMvjKw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Telephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Telephone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelephoneHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelephoneHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Phone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PhoneExchange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Telecoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Telecoms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelecomsHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelecomsHistory</span></a></p>
LunatechThis is just a test of hashtags, please ignore:<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/opencorelegacypatcher" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenCoreLegacyPatcher</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/asteriskpbx" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asteriskpbx</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/htpc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#htpc</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/telecomshistory" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telecomshistory</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/phoneexchange" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phoneexchange</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/iterm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iterm</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/iterm2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iterm2</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/kodimediaplayer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kodimediaplayer</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/ac4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ac4</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/cronopete" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cronopete</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/shellscripting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shellscripting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mycrowd.ca/tag/tvheadend" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tvheadend</a><br><br>These are all hashtags I had previously followed but it appears this site won't let you follow a hashtag unless someone has posted using it recently so I'm hoping this will prime the pump, so to speak. If it allows me to follow them I will probably delete this post once I have added them all.
Deryck Fay<p>Looks like a Nokia 3310, which was discontinued in 2005. And the “Ready to Go” product name, introduced by Eircell in 1997, was dropped by @VodafoneIreland sometime in the noughties. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/eircell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eircell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/telecomshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telecomshistory</span></a></p>
lpbkdotnet<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo69Hwqg8IA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=eo69Hwqg8IA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Newsreel coverage of the British Post Office launching their "mobile telephone exchange" in 1939</p><p>This was a complete <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/strowger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>strowger</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelephoneExchange</span></a> built into a trailer.</p><p>It was designed to provide service if the existing exchange suffered damage (fire, storm, gas explosion etc) or as a temporary measure while an exchange was upgraded or extended.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/telephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>telephone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Phone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PhoneExchange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelecomsHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelecomsHistory</span></a><br /> <br />1/🧵</p>
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