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Initial thoughts to revisit later. Thanks for doing this first pass, very helpful at provoking my own thoughts on the content and tone of voice.
| a tour for your school, business, or club, and have a particular date | ||
| and time in mind, please call or email in advance. We will do our best | ||
| to schedule an out-of-hours tour for you. For such tours, we generally | ||
| ask for a donation of $___ dollars per guest. |
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Needs actual dollar amount filled in
| and time in mind, please call or email in advance. We will do our best | ||
| to schedule an out-of-hours tour for you. For such tours, we generally | ||
| ask for a donation of $___ dollars per guest. | ||
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Might be nice to have our policy for filming and audio recording standardized and written in here.
| led by Pacific Northwest Bell Director of Network Operations Herb Warrick, Jr. | ||
| As they prepared for the divestiture of the Bell System, Herb and others | ||
| realized that this could be the last chance to save the equipment and machinery | ||
| that built the telephone network in the US before it was scrapped. |
| response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. PNB provided space for the new | ||
| museum, and provided moving and rigging expertise for the larger, heavy items. | ||
| Herb and curator Don Ostrand arranged for telephone equipment to be transferred | ||
| to the museum as it was being removed from service. |
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Links to historical documents or our archival youtube footage might be nice here
| Before long, a team of volunteers were rebuilding a real telephone central | ||
| office, complete with switching machines, telegraphs and teletypes, | ||
| switchboards, and a customer service center. Donations came pouring in | ||
| from all across the US and around the world. |
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This section is very vague and departs from the overall tone. Specific milestones and citations might be nice?
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| The Connections Museum is one of the world's most unique museums. Rather | ||
| than put exhibits behind glass, we keep them actively running just like | ||
| they were while they were in service. When you visit the museum, you |
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Why? Might be cool to talk about the philosophy, blue collar origins, an anecdote about the switchmen knowing the equipment behavior by sound, or the fact that running the relays keeps many of them from deteriorating because the equipment was mever designed to be turned off
| logic. Along with its predecessor, our is the only one remaining in the world. | ||
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| At the 1XB, visitors can try their hand at "blue boxing" an authentic | ||
| telephone switch, just like the early fone phreaks did in the 1970s. |
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| telephone switch, just like the early fone phreaks did in the 1970s. | |
| telephone switch, just like the early phone phreaks did in the 1970s. |
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| First installed in in Media, PA in 1948, the No. 5 Crossbar (5XB) was a | ||
| revolution in switching technology. Although it appears similar to the 1XB | ||
| on the surface, the 5XB is an entirely new machine under the hood. It features |
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| on the surface, the 5XB is an entirely new machine under the hood. It features | |
| on the surface, the 5XB is an entirely new machine ‘under the hood’. It features |
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| In the 1960's, AT&T saw the Picturephone as the future of communication. | ||
| Years before Zoom and Facetime, video calls were introduced to | ||
| the public. Unfortunately, it was not a hit. Adoption of the new |
| Years before Zoom and Facetime, video calls were introduced to | ||
| the public. Unfortunately, it was not a hit. Adoption of the new | ||
| technology was slow, and AT&T was eventually forced to discontinue | ||
| the product and admit defeat. |
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Added some text to Seattle-specific pages. This is a first round only so feel free to suggest changes.