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!
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:
A 19th Century Telephone Network Covered Stockholm in Thousands of Phone Lines — ColossalHave fun wire-tracing *that*
imagine the probably almost constant outages in the winter months due
to ice buildup on the lines...
Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists@gmail.com> writes:
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:
A 19th Century Telephone Network Covered Stockholm in Thousands of Phone Lines — ColossalHave 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.
the hell you say!