Re: old-school wiring nightmares

[Daniel Corbe <corbe () corbe net>]

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!