By Peter Cochrane
Published: Wednesday 11 July 2007
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Name
Jim Price
Location
Kenilworth
Occupation
Telecoms
Comment
Peter
I have just recovered a still-working, black, sit-up-and-beg telephone with a chrome dial whilst clearing out my, now departed, aunt's house. I think it the date code is 1953 - I must go to the garage to find a line cord with a plug .....
=Jim
Lead-free solder teething problems?
Perhaps the...
Richard
Things are more reliable now??
I have a 40 year...
Is It Just Me?
Peter
I have just recovered a still-working, bl...
Jim Price
Richard = Nice one - and I have also seen a few ex...
Peter Cochrane
Yes it is just you - Scapegoat.
Must be your ny...
Peter Cochrane
I don't think it's quite that simple any more.
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Simon
Sounds like the time I built my 1st computer (8085...
Stuart Fawcett
Surprised you didn't just use CAT5 sockets for you...
Anonymous
Simon = If everything lasted and worked forever th...
Peter Cochrane
Anonymous = The problem with using CAT5 for phones...
Peter Cochrane
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