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Old 06-14-2012, 12:32 PM   #6
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Strowger Switch
Ah, I considered adding that one to my list, but I thought I'd be the *only* one to even know what they were.

At MIT in the 1970s', I helped build and maintain a switching system for our fraternity based on these. I think we had a rack of 7 trunks -- each with a linefinder, and one final 2-digit switch.

These were units being discarded after MIT had upgraded their phone system, so they were already at end-of-life. There were times I was glad we had 7 trunks; it made it a lot easier to keep at least a couple operational!
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Obviously, we can't have infinite voltage, or the universe would tear itself to shreds, and we wouldn't be discussing Segways.
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