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Re: OT- old technology
n5hsr wrote:[color=blue]
> Hey Scott,
>
> Have you ever seen a phone with a crank on it? My aunt in Chauncey used to
> have one until 1969 when they added the little Chauncey exchange to the
> Claremont (dial) exchange. It looked a lot like a regular Automatic
> Electric phone, but it had a crank where the dial would be.
>
> The advertising for the Jitterbug cell phone reminds me of that. They have
> simplified the phone down to just dialing, and in one case, not even that.
> What's next, a crank on a cell phone?
>
> --
> Charles of Schaumburg[/color]
When I was a mere lad in the 1940's we had a phone with no dial. A two
party line. If the aother party was using the phone you could listen
in. They could listen to you if you were on the line. When you picked
up the phone you would hear "operator" you would tell her what number
you wanted. Our number was "East Boston 7 0407M. Never forgot it.
Ron
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