Vintage 1980s cordless phones seemed like magic & completely …
Feb 16, 2020 · The Freedom Phone 1100 ($150) has a speaker at the base; others, such as Radio Shack’s Duofone ET-410 ($180), function as an intercom when a regular corded phone is connected to the base. When shopping, look for features you would want to get for any phone, such as automatic redial, memory dialing or two-line capability.
Remember Merlin, the retro electronic game that looked like a …
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Vintage payphones: When phone booths, walk-up & drive-up …
Jun 15, 2020 · Vintage payphones & phone booths: The most popular in the world (1958) By James H Winchester, Central Press Association – The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) December 23, 1958 New York — At the east end of New York City’s Grand Central terminal’s upper-level rotunda, between a newsreel theater and a toyshop, stand three rows of ...
Vintage touch-tone phones: The tech breakthrough that …
Dec 1, 2024 · While the new technology offered clear advantages, it took several years for touch-tone phones to become commonplace in households and businesses. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, touch-tone dialing had largely replaced rotary systems, streamlining communication and enabling new services like automated customer support and phone banking.
The old Yellow Pages phone book was so vital, we never imagined …
Feb 25, 2023 · When I first entered the workforce in the mid-1980s, many businesses had large collections of phone books from all over the country. And growing up, my mother constantly referred to the Yellow Pages; by the time we got a new yearly phone book (kind of a big deal, usually in the fall), the current one was well worn and filled with scribbled notes.
Vintage '80s tech: See 1987's hottest TVs, VCRs, stereos, cellular ...
Jan 1, 2021 · What was vintage '80s tech like? The Good Guys were a big consumer electronics specialty retailer selling brand-name audio and video gear. See the hottest retro TVs, stereos and more from 1987!
Call the speaking clock for the time, anytime (1957) - Click …
Jun 8, 2024 · This whimsical nickname came from the phone number many people dialed to access the service: P-O-P-C-O-R-N (767-2676). Let’s rewind and see how this service became an essential part of daily life and American culture.
Telephone history, plus see 50 old phones, like early rotary-dial ...
Sep 14, 2021 · It was on that memorable day in telephone history - June 2, 1875 - when Bell and Watson were testing a number of transmitters, connected by a single wire to a corresponding set of vibrating reed receivers, that the first sounds were transmitted electrically.
See how expensive international long-distance phone calls were …
Jun 5, 2021 · Long Distance & international phone calls via ATT/Bell System (1967) Today you can call 96.8% of the world’s telephones — for business or pleasure. And the cost is low. Since the first overseas call in 1927, the Bell System, in cooperation with foreign telephone agencies, has pioneered the development of today’s worldwide telephone ...
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial: This magical 1982 blockbuster movie ...
May 21, 2024 · It inspired countless pieces of merchandise, from toys to lunchboxes, and even a popular video game. The film’s quotes and scenes have become part of popular culture, referenced and parodied in various media. “E.T. phone home” is a line that remains instantly recognizable even decades later.