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02-09-17, 07:46 PM

Didn't want to drag the US Politics thread off-topic, but I thought that Rockin Robbins and Oberon might appreciate this:

propbeanie · 02-09-17, 08:21 PM

Ah yesh, I remember them well... Our home phone was much noiser than that, and actually "clicked" as it "rebounded". You could hear the pulses on the line. Good times. Good times...

Had to wait another forty years for them to come back... but using bluetooth?...

Onkel Neal · 02-09-17, 09:08 PM

I used to be so impatient I would force the dial back around instead of letting it turn on its own.

Oberon · 02-09-17, 10:41 PM

That's brilliant!

I wonder how they got that to work? Bluetooth or the device touch ability that my phone has said something about but I've not really understood it (something about being able to transfer stuff across if two devices are next to each other, can only presume it's some kind of extremely local connection).

They had quite a bit of weight to them too, those old Bakelite phones, but the receiver made a nice clunk when you put it back down, or if the call had not gone so well, slammed it back down. You can't really slam a mobile down, or a cordless phone...the price of technology I guess.

fumo30 · 02-10-17, 11:48 AM

Man, such a lovely gadget!

I kind a miss those old wire telephones. No dead batteries, they lasted forever and many beautiful designs were available.

AVGWarhawk · 02-10-17, 11:55 AM

Ah yes...the old way of communicating. I recall having to dial a number to get the exact time. Another number for weather. And yet another number to check on school closings due to snow. We were kicking it when we got a new Slimline Touchtone! Sheesh....we have come a long way.

02-09-17, 07:46 PM	#1
AndyJWest Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	drrrrrrrrrr-clickclickclickclick drrrrrrrrr-clickclick drrrrrrrrrr-clickclickclickcli Didn't want to drag the US Politics thread off-topic, but I thought that Rockin Robbins and Oberon might appreciate this:

02-09-17, 08:21 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Ah yesh, I remember them well... Our home phone was much noiser than that, and actually "clicked" as it "rebounded". You could hear the pulses on the line. Good times. Good times... Had to wait another forty years for them to come back... but using bluetooth?... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

02-09-17, 09:08 PM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I used to be so impatient I would force the dial back around instead of letting it turn on its own. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ah yes...the old way of communicating. I recall having to dial a number to get the exact time. Another number for weather. And yet another number to check on school closings due to snow. We were kicking it when we got a new Slimline Touchtone! Sheesh....we have come a long way. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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02-09-17, 10:41 PM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	That's brilliant! I wonder how they got that to work? Bluetooth or the device touch ability that my phone has said something about but I've not really understood it (something about being able to transfer stuff across if two devices are next to each other, can only presume it's some kind of extremely local connection). They had quite a bit of weight to them too, those old Bakelite phones, but the receiver made a nice clunk when you put it back down, or if the call had not gone so well, slammed it back down. You can't really slam a mobile down, or a cordless phone...the price of technology I guess.

02-10-17, 11:48 AM	#5
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Man, such a lovely gadget! I kind a miss those old wire telephones. No dead batteries, they lasted forever and many beautiful designs were available.