That was incredibly interesting book.
Scott
ZL1CHM
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> On 16/01/2018, at 7:46 AM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> FYI, just for those who are interested ...
>
> This regards the Telephone Museum. The book "exploding the phone" is available
> on NLS, Bookshare, and other places.
>
> By the way, several hams were involved with the phone freaking days in
> "Exploding the Phone," including a few blind hams, as well as ones like Steve
> Wozniak.
>
> Steve, K8SP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phil Lapsley
> To: Phil Lapsley
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2018 7:16 PM
> Subject: [xplo-announce] The Telephone Museum needs your help
>
>
> Hey there. You’re receiving this email because sometime in the last few years
> we've talked or emailed about my book, Exploding The Phone, or you signed up for
> this mailing list.
>
>
> Please forgive this fundraising pitch; I wouldn’t bother you with it if I didn’t
> think it was important.
>
>
>
> I don’t know if you’ve ever had a chance to visit The Telephone Museum in
> Ellsworth, Maine. But if you haven’t, you should. What is truly amazing about
> the Museum — and what I didn’t understand until I visited it — is all the
> wonderful, working switching equipment that they have. It is less of a
> “telephone museum” and more of a “telephone switching museum.” For pete’s sake,
> they have actual working Strowger and #5 Crossbar switches that you can play
> with! How cool is that? To me, it’s incredible.
>
>
> But they need your help to preserve this legacy. The wood siding on their main
> building is failing and needs to be replaced. They’ve raised about $35,000 to
> date but need to get to $50,000 by April.
>
>
> You would help them immensely if you would go here and donate:
> http://thetelephonemuseum.org/join-support/
>
>
> These are good people who are working hard to preserve history, and your support
> is important.
>
>
> Thanks for listening and, hopefully, donating.
>
>
> Phil
>
>
> P.S., They’re a 501(c)(3) so your donations are tax deductible.
>
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