“He began to write while earning his living as a translator, caretaker, switchboard operator, editor, and cook on an oil tanker.”

“Extra personnel were dispatched to the switchboard, and nonessential telephone calls were rerouted to voice mail boxes.”

“On the plus side, the system worked despite the switchboard and office phone system.”

“There was a shortage of switchboards, field wire, open wire, insulators, construction troops, and teletype machines.”

“Last year the traffic on international telephone switchboards topped 100 billion for the first time.”

“There are cordless phones that can be hooked up to company switchboards, using the same technology as home cordless phones.”