27 Jun
2007
27 Jun
'07
11:30 a.m.
On 6/27/07, JP Hindin <jplist2007 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
Are there people out there, on the list or otherwise,
that are actively
collecting these machines? Admittedly, unlike a PDP8 you can use (as Dave
There are several folks on the TCI mailing list
(telephonecollectors.org) who are also heavily into mechanical
switching and have (or have built) various examples of SxS, panel and
xbar switches at home. They publish a "Switcher's Quarterly"
newsletter on the topic.
They've also got a private "POTS" network, with its own number plans,
running over IP with tools like Asterix. You can actually DTMF into
someone's private Crossbar switch (most likely in their basements :)