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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