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This is the wiki primarily for the [[Connections Museum]] inventory. Some information will only be editable by museum volunteers (like items in museum inventories) while other information (like general pages about item models) will be editable more widely.
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This is the '''Telecommunications Inventory Wiki'''. It is primarily for the [[CMS:Connections Museum|Connections Museum]] inventory. Some information will only be editable by museum volunteers (like items in museum inventories) while other information (like general pages about item models) will be editable more widely.
 
Before creating new pages, please familiarize yourself with the wiki's [[TIW:Namespace|namespaces]].


* Main (no prefix): Information about worldwide telecommunications technology, history, series, models, etc.
* CMS: inventory for the Connections Museum in Seattle
Pages support data (under the "Edit data" tab) added in pre-set schemas to populate introductory paragraphs (because the introductory paragraph for certain things like different models of phone will all be very similar).
Pages support data (under the "Edit data" tab) added in pre-set schemas to populate introductory paragraphs (because the introductory paragraph for certain things like different models of phone will all be very similar).

Latest revision as of 16:02, 12 February 2025

Welcome to the Telecommunications
Inventory Wiki

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the free telecom resource that volunteers can edit.
  • 5 active editors
  • 79 articles

Read a featured article...

Number One Crossbar Switch
The Number One Crossbar Switch (1XB) is from the Vermont/Kenwood central office on N 65th St in Seattle. After 1957, these offices were renamed to Lakeview, and this machine in particular was renamed to Lakeview 2-3. It is the only remaining operational 1XB. (Full article...)

Did you know...

Panel Switch

This is the Telecommunications Inventory Wiki. It is primarily for the Connections Museum inventory. Some information will only be editable by museum volunteers (like items in museum inventories) while other information (like general pages about item models) will be editable more widely.

Before creating new pages, please familiarize yourself with the wiki's namespaces.

Pages support data (under the "Edit data" tab) added in pre-set schemas to populate introductory paragraphs (because the introductory paragraph for certain things like different models of phone will all be very similar).