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I'm sorry, but that's definitely not a bombe; the wires are obviously modern, and rubber was too valuable in WW2 to be used for rubber bands
The NIN picture is of their Lighting Dimming system, not anything to do with the sound system ("sound console"). The DMX cable provides the control signal, the dimmers translate that control into power for each light/circuit.
The second to last image looks like it's from a tram depot. The title is correct, if communication = public transportation :)
@Bartek is right, the second last photo is the overhead wiring for trains or trams.
@cthel
It is the rebuilt colossus that was completely quite recently. Hence the modern wiring and rubber bands.
Love the images. But the second to last photo is incorrect. It's like wiring from trains
PS. I just started a new blog. You mind if you check it out? maybe even comment about it/pass it around if you can? It'd be awesome if you could
No, it's not Colossus: the rebuilt Colossus is grey. That's the internal view of the rebuilt Bombe in the museum at Bletchley Park, UK.
@cthel, @anonymous,
That is actually lacing tape, a waxed cotton ribbon used for wiring harnesses. It is still used in modern aviation due to it being less bulky than zipties and it will not chafe the wire insulation. Also rubber definitely would have been allowed to be used since these machines were critical to the war effort.
Lacing tape @ wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_lacing
I am a lighting designer and the NIN picture has nothing to do with sound! Those are lighting dimmers and 5 pin DMX is a control protocol for theatrical lighting.
great compilaation, I remember once Prince Phillip the husband of the queen, visiting a factory seeing a messed up wiring and claimimg that the place look like it was built by an Indian. That caused a storm
That bombe image looks like it's a photo of the rebuild version you can see here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bombe-rebuild.jpg
This is awesome! I clicked on it because I thought it said "fantastically intense writing," but this is better. I really love this kind of quirky imagery.
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