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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 734107" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Yup. That's a hybrid or switching cordboard. PBX stands for Private Branch eXchange. We were calling them PBXs for quite a while after they became computerized. Us telco geeks called the computerized ones "switches", though in actuality, they contained a multitude of switches, LoL. I don't miss those days. </p><p></p><p>I loved working telco from the network end, and supporting modems and early network controllers, but didn't particularly enjoy being a telephone operator.</p><p></p><p>When I worked for Baby Bell, we used to call the techs who worked with the mechanical switches, "Switch B!tche$"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 734107, member: 1963"] Yup. That's a hybrid or switching cordboard. PBX stands for Private Branch eXchange. We were calling them PBXs for quite a while after they became computerized. Us telco geeks called the computerized ones "switches", though in actuality, they contained a multitude of switches, LoL. I don't miss those days. I loved working telco from the network end, and supporting modems and early network controllers, but didn't particularly enjoy being a telephone operator. When I worked for Baby Bell, we used to call the techs who worked with the mechanical switches, "Switch B!tche$" [/QUOTE]
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