The Crossbar Switch – If You Like Minutia – You Will Love This

Your typical muti-story telephone building in a large city had literally square blocks of floor space filled with rack after rack of this equipment – the first few times you saw a typical “equipment” floor it was hard to grasp the scale of it . . . When Electronic Switching Systems came into service theContinue reading “The Crossbar Switch – If You Like Minutia – You Will Love This”

The Dial Comes To Town & A Look at Switchboards

Sky writing?? – Grandpa’s pretty slick – Enjoy . . . My how times change . . . Tomorrow we will look at some changes – as the technology in the home changed, the behind the scenes technology changed as well . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – FishContinue reading “The Dial Comes To Town & A Look at Switchboards”

8 Years before Sean Connery – The “Bond” Everyone Forgot About

I knew it was out here somewhere – finally found it – From 1954 – Barry Nelson as James Bond . . . Includes Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre – and he plays the role as good or better than any “Bond” villan – actually pretty decent – Enjoy! Have Fun! – Run the Gun!Continue reading “8 Years before Sean Connery – The “Bond” Everyone Forgot About”