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Multiple editions contain similar chapters.
1966: Communication Systems, Revised Edition.
1969: Fundamentals of Telephone Communication Systems, Revised.
1970: Telephone Communication Systems, Revised Edition, Issue 2, in 5 volumes
   - V1: Early Systems and Station Equipment,  V2: Crossbar, V3: ESS, V4: Long Distance, V5: OSP & Test

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pdf 1969 WE - Fundamentals of Telephone Communication Systems Popular

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1969 WE - Fundamentals of Telephone Communication Systems

Revised edition. 979 pages, 46MB. Contains all 19 chapters. "Compiled to give the Western Electric engineer a comprehensive survey of Bell Telephone Communications Systems." Note: This copy has unnumbered blank pages in place of: 8.4, 8.50, 9.6, 9.78, 9.118, 9.120, 10.8 and 10.10. Many are blank or missing in other editions as well.

Contributed and OCR by Sam Etler. Bookmarked, collated, pdf pages numbered and processed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1966 and 1970 - Contents Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1966 and 1970 - Contents

Comparison of the contents of the two editions. Compiled and contributed by Steph Kerman.

Each currently available chapter is in a separate document.  For additional background see the preface in the documents including the volume covers and Tables of Contents.

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 2 part 2 - Station Equipment - excerpt - ocr Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 2 part 2 - Station Equipment - excerpt - ocr

457KB.  Pages 2.18 - 2.28 (duplicate 2.25).  [Original scan archived.]  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Clint Gilliland.

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 3 - Local Manual Systems - ocr r Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 3 - Local Manual Systems - ocr r

6.37MB. 21 pages. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Clint Gilliland. [Original was archived]

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V2 Chap 1 - Principles of Xbar Switching Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V2 Chap 1 - Principles of Xbar Switching

1.35MB. 22 pages. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V2 Chap 2 - No_1 and Crossbar Tandem Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V2 Chap 2 - No_1 and Crossbar Tandem

3.4MB. 59 pages. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V2 Chap 3 - No 5 Crossbar Systems Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V2 Chap 3 - No 5 Crossbar Systems

4.3MB. 72 pages. Includes the cover, preface and Table of Contents for Volume 2. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 4 - Step-by-Step Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 4 - Step-by-Step

4.9MB. 51 pages. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 5 - Panel Systems Popular

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Telephone Communication Systems 1970 - V1 Chap 5 - Panel Systems

4.88MB. 32 pages. Includes the cover, preface and Table of Contents for Volume 1. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

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