Comments on: We dug and refilled a 4000-mile trench to protect 9300 communications circuits against disaster (Apr, 1965) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Keith http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1071053 Keith Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:00:55 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1071053 Likely a reference to that Autovon system built in '63. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autovon Very interesting reading. Likely a reference to that Autovon system built in ’63.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autovon
Very interesting reading.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070994 Firebrand38 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:54:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1070994 More to the point: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/tcs.htm http://long-lines.home.att.net/l-cxr.html More to the point:

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/tcs.htm

http://long-lines.home.att.net/l-cxr.html

]]> By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070926 Casandro Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:04:30 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1070926 That's coaxial cable. That's kinda aincient. The only companies still using something like that outside are cable companies. So if you have cable internet, the connections of your neighbourhood are actually going over such cables. That’s coaxial cable. That’s kinda aincient. The only companies still using something like that outside are cable companies. So if you have cable internet, the connections of your neighbourhood are actually going over such cables.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070900 Firebrand38 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:56:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1070900 Charlene: Look at the year. It was to reassure folks that communications could maybe survive a nuclear attack. Charlene: Look at the year. It was to reassure folks that communications could maybe survive a nuclear attack.

]]> By: Charlene http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070898 Charlene Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:20:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1070898 What exactly is the purpose of this ad? "This is why your phone bill is so high"? What exactly is the purpose of this ad? “This is why your phone bill is so high”?

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070895 jayessell Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:49:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1070895 Those test centers are probably abandoned now. I'd like to see one. Those test centers are probably abandoned now.
I’d like to see one.

]]> By: SteG http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070894 SteG Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:33:56 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1070894 Are we still using that Cable .. Is that why the internetz is sooo slow. :P Are we still using that Cable .. Is that why the internetz is sooo slow. :P

]]> By: fred http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/08/31/we-dug-and-refilled-a-4000-mile-trench-to-protect-9300-communications-circuits-against-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070890 fred Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:42:00 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8172#comment-1070890 We might all be dead but,by God,you'll still be able to call your mom on her birthday... We might all be dead but,by God,you’ll still be able to call your mom on her birthday…

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