A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System Switching Technology (1925-1975)

Extensive history of automatic exchanges in the Bell System. Lots of other US telecoms history documentation here too.

to exchange history retrotech telecom telephone ... on 01 December 2013

Strowger Net

British telecoms history -- e.g. how area codes relate to placenames, and the early history of automatic exchanges.

to history phone retrotech telecom telephone uk ... on 01 December 2013

The Light Straw Domain

Assorted kinds of retrotech.

to history railway retrotech telecom telephone ... on 13 November 2013

STROWGER NET ARCHIVE PAGES

Andy Emmerson's site -- telephone and telecomms history, particularly for the UK.

to history retrotech telecom telephone ... on 13 November 2013

The Magnetic Scrolls Memorial

I'm trying to remember if I ever played any of these back in the 90s... I certainly remember the ads, though.

to games history if magnetic-scrolls retrocomputing ... on 11 July 2013

Computing at Chilton: 1961-2003

Comprehensive history of computing at Rutherford Appleton Labs (and Harwell before that). Includes some interesting stuff on the PERQ, and lots of photos.

to history ibm perq ral research retrocomputing supercomputing ... on 07 June 2013

Website for Mike Horne author and researcher - Contents

Railway history. The book on the history of London Underground's telecommunications is particularly interesting.

to history london rail retrotech telecom train underground ... on 28 May 2013

The Language of Food

Very interesting. Shame it's not been updated in a while!

to amusements cooking etymology food history language linguistics ... on 08 April 2013

Stokers and pokers (Open Library)

"or, The London and North Western Railway, the electric telegraph and the Railway Clearing House". An amusing 1849 memoir on the early railways.

to etext history railway retrotech ... on 24 March 2013

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