Telephone office
Sep 12, 2016 14:09:00 #
On my last day at work, I took some pictures of one of four central office switch i had built and maintained for the past 20 years. Just sharing these ,,,,
Sep 12, 2016 16:12:33 #
Sep 12, 2016 18:48:28 #
Congratulations on making it to retirement. I'm guessing it will take awhile to get used to, but remember - every day is now a Saturday! Good shots of the CO - most people have never seen how their calls get routed. My father-in-law's father brought telephone service to Raleigh, and I have old B&Ws of the CO then - somewhat different!
Cheers,
Chris
Cheers,
Chris
Sep 12, 2016 21:33:11 #
Thank you, TriX !
Switching offices are very much different now, gone are the click and clack noise of step switches (relays). I started from that era 49 years ago working in a rural telephone company.
Switching offices are very much different now, gone are the click and clack noise of step switches (relays). I started from that era 49 years ago working in a rural telephone company.
Sep 12, 2016 21:37:47 #
Thank you, TriX !
Switching offices are very much different now, gone are the click and clack noise of step switches (relays). I started from that era 49 years ago working in a rural telephone company.
And i'm sure you know the brown and green box (Nortel) were manufactured partly in Raleigh.
Switching offices are very much different now, gone are the click and clack noise of step switches (relays). I started from that era 49 years ago working in a rural telephone company.
And i'm sure you know the brown and green box (Nortel) were manufactured partly in Raleigh.
Sep 12, 2016 21:53:06 #
switchman wrote:
Thank you, TriX !
Switching offices are very much different now, gone are the click and clack noise of step switches (relays). I started from that era 49 years ago working in a rural telephone company.
And i'm sure you know the brown and green box (Nortel) were manufactured partly in Raleigh.
Switching offices are very much different now, gone are the click and clack noise of step switches (relays). I started from that era 49 years ago working in a rural telephone company.
And i'm sure you know the brown and green box (Nortel) were manufactured partly in Raleigh.
Yep, they were my big customer when I was at NetApp before they went belly-up here. I also did design work on T1 and ESS at ITT in Raleigh in the 70s.
Sep 13, 2016 06:20:19 #
switchman wrote:
On my last day at work, I took some pictures of one of four central office switch i had built and maintained for the past 20 years. Just sharing these ,,,,
Very interesting set.
Sep 13, 2016 08:26:20 #
Congratulations on your retirement; it looks like you were a busy guy for a long time. Like TriX said, every day is Saturday now--well, almost.
Nice photos, too.
Nice photos, too.
Sep 13, 2016 09:25:53 #
Hi switchman,
Those offices were a heck of an improvement over the old step and cross-bar offices I worked with. Those shots brought back some old memories of days gone by. Take care & ...
Those offices were a heck of an improvement over the old step and cross-bar offices I worked with. Those shots brought back some old memories of days gone by. Take care & ...
Sep 14, 2016 00:45:05 #
Sep 19, 2016 10:50:19 #
sailorsmom wrote:
Neat, switchman! Our son and his family live in Chesapeake, VA!
Chesapeake used to be called a bedroom community, not anymore. Still better than Virginia Beach which is too crowded now. I'm not the NewYorker is used to be,,,lol.
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