[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Anybody interested in an old telephoneswitch?

[Frank Canaan]

Im pretty sure i have the EXACT same unit in my building in NE Hollywood.
The thing still has -48DC running across it. I can hear it humming to me in
the walls at nite :)

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Greg Grunest <greg at grunest.com> wrote:

>  Cool.  Thanks.  <big smile>  My inner geek just couldn't throw it away.
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> dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] *On Behalf Of *Ward Cunningham
> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2009 7:08 AM
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> Greg -- Hmm. I do have a rotary dial and will have a car tonight. Bring it
> along. You won't go home with it. -- Ward
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> On Feb 1, 2009, at 11:26 PM, Greg Grunest wrote:
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>    All,
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> I recently removed this (see attachment) from a building I was working on.
> The Quest guy said he wasn't even sure what it was and that it might be from
> the 40's.  I think he was a punk kid who never lived in a world without cell
> phones.  I also think it's probably from the early 60's and NOT from the
> 40's, although **maybe** the Quest guy was right.
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> Not sure if anyone is interested or not but if you are, it's yours.   Let
> me know and I'll bring it to the meeting tomorrow night.
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> All of the little black stacks appear to be a type of old style rotary
> dialer / patch switch like they used to have in central offices.  If nothing
> more, it's cool looking.
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> - greg
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-Frank Canaan
fcanaan at gmail.com
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