On 2019 Apr 01 11:59:52, you wrote to me:

 ML>> it is still the same, though... the only thing is that instead of using
 ML>> a dedicated copper pipe from one end to the other, we now use a packet
 ML>> switched TCP/IP pipe... everything else is still the same ;)

 KW> Did I ever tell you about the time I worked in a network where we ran
 KW> ARCnet between floors by tapping into 2 water pipes?

i don't think i've heard about that one but i do know that POTS used a positive
ground and you could stick on lead of a buttset into the ground and one on a
tip terminal in a pedestal, get dialtone, and make a call... it might be a ring
terminal, though... i forget which one was ground...

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