Christopher Morrow <morrowc.li...@gmail.com> writes: > On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 1:27 PM, John Kinsella <j...@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!
