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The '''2B Electronic Hub Teletype Testboard~~'''~~ is a ~~testboard~~ originally installed on the 7th floor of [[1200 Third Avenue]] from 1962 to 1988. It replaced the [[CMS:No. 9 Telegraph Testboard|No. 9 Testboard]] which is also in the museum.

The '''No. 2 Telegraph Serviceboard'''<ref group="note">The original sign (likely printed in the 80s on a dot matrix printer) said this was called a "2B Electronic Hub Teletype Testboard." However, no Bell documentation makes mention of the letter B, and documentation specifies this as a serviceboard, not a testboard. Current museum volunteers are unsure where the letter B on the sign came from.</ref> is a [[Telegraph serviceboard|serviceboard]] originally installed on the 7th floor of [[1200 Third Avenue]] from 1962 to 1988. It replaced the [[CMS:No. 9 Telegraph Testboard|No. 9 Testboard]] which is also in the museum. The No. 2 was an upgrade over the No. 9 due to its [[Telegraph hub|hub connection methodology]] and much larger capacity.

As of April 2025 the No. 2 is unused. The museum has racks of equipment needed to make the it operational, but wires need to be run between the racks in the middle of the [[CMS:Teletype Collection|Teletype collection]] to the No. 2 at the end and attached in various places, which will involve a considerable amount of effort. The rack equipment is a donation from the [[wikipedia:Seattle–Tacoma_International_Airport|Sea-Tac Airport]].

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-The '''2B Electronic Hub Teletype Testboard''' is a testboard originally installed on the 7th floor of [[1200 Third Avenue]] from 1962 to 1988. It replaced the [[CMS:No. 9 Telegraph Testboard|No. 9 Testboard]] which is also in the museum.
+The '''No. 2 Telegraph Serviceboard'''<ref group="note">The original sign (likely printed in the 80s on a dot matrix printer) said this was called a "2B Electronic Hub Teletype Testboard." However, no Bell documentation makes mention of the letter B, and documentation specifies this as a serviceboard, not a testboard. Current museum volunteers are unsure where the letter B on the sign came from.</ref> is a [[Telegraph serviceboard|serviceboard]] originally installed on the 7th floor of [[1200 Third Avenue]] from 1962 to 1988. It replaced the [[CMS:No. 9 Telegraph Testboard|No. 9 Testboard]] which is also in the museum. The No. 2 was an upgrade over the No. 9 due to its [[Telegraph hub|hub connection methodology]] and much larger capacity.
+As of April 2025 the No. 2 is unused. The museum has racks of equipment needed to make the it operational, but wires need to be run between the racks in the middle of the [[CMS:Teletype Collection|Teletype collection]] to the No. 2 at the end and attached in various places, which will involve a considerable amount of effort. The rack equipment is a donation from the [[wikipedia:Seattle–Tacoma_International_Airport|Sea-Tac Airport]].
+== Notes ==
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