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(David Combs) wrote:

I don't think it was in the 90's that we got that they put that little box
outside the house. I *know* it wasn't the late 70's or even mid '80s
here, anyway. (New Rochelle, NY, "Westchester County")

The Bell System break-up, the "Divestiture", occurred on January 1, 1984.

The first, official Standard Network Interface Devices (SNI/D) began
appearing some months thereafter.

Protectors (not SNI/D) had been often mounted on the outside of the home
for 10-20 years before that. During that period, it depended on the
whim of the installer as to whether the protector was located inside or
outside the premise. Those installed in the winter months were usually
located indoors. grin
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JR
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