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fumo30 · 02-11-17, 07:26 AM

Anybody remember chat lines that were a type of precursor of todays web forums?

They were initially pretty polular and going was chaotic especially at weekend night times. Lot of linetrolls disturbing chatting, but if i don't remember, wrong there were kinda moderation too kicking the trolls out of the line and also private lines for decent people wanting good conversation.

Gargamel · 02-11-17, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by fumo30

Anybody remember chat lines that were a type of precursor of todays web forums?

They were initially pretty polular and going was chaotic especially at weekend night times. Lot of linetrolls disturbing chatting, but if i don't remember, wrong there were kinda moderation too kicking the trolls out of the line and also private lines for decent people wanting good conversation.

Check out the AMC show "Halt and catch fire" The second season is all about that, and it's pretty good.

fumo30 · 02-12-17, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Check out the AMC show "Halt and catch fire" The second season is all about that, and it's pretty good.

Thanks Gargamel.

I'll check that out.

Platapus · 02-12-17, 08:26 AM

Long distance phone calls have become so automated that really the concept of long distance phone calls has fallen by the wayside. People make long distance phone calls just like local phone calls. I doubt if the younger generation even understands that at one time there was a difference.

Here is an audio clip of how people made long distance phone calls in 1949

Notice that it takes about 2 minutes just to make the connection. Interesting listening.

Anyone remembering Dialing Tools? It was a stylus, usually with a mechanical pencil at one end and a ball at the other end (where an eraser would be on a more traditional pencil). This ball was used to physically operate the dial without either breaking a nail or after long days, getting a blister on the finger.

Kinda weird that someone had to invent a tool to use a dial when the dial was designed to be used by hand. But that's the difference between making one phone call a week and hundreds per day.

vienna · 02-12-17, 10:17 AM

The above post reminds me of a very popular doge used by some people who would travel and wanted to let those at home know they had arrived safely at their destination; they would dial the operator and ask to make a person-to-person call; person-to person calls meant the caller wanted to connect only to a specific person; if the person specified was not available to take the call, there was no charge for the call; as in the recording in the above post, back in the day, you pretty much heard every bit of the process involved in making the call. For example, say you were a college student at a faraway college and, after the holidays you wanted to let your family know you arrived safely back at school; you have the operator make the person-to person call and give some fictitious name for a receiving party; they ring your family's house and when asked if the requested party was at home, the family member would say "No, that person isn't here". Your family knows you're safe and the call was free...

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02-12-17, 08:26 AM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,386 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Long distance phone calls have become so automated that really the concept of long distance phone calls has fallen by the wayside. People make long distance phone calls just like local phone calls. I doubt if the younger generation even understands that at one time there was a difference. Here is an audio clip of how people made long distance phone calls in 1949 Notice that it takes about 2 minutes just to make the connection. Interesting listening. Anyone remembering Dialing Tools? It was a stylus, usually with a mechanical pencil at one end and a ball at the other end (where an eraser would be on a more traditional pencil). This ball was used to physically operate the dial without either breaking a nail or after long days, getting a blister on the finger. Kinda weird that someone had to invent a tool to use a dial when the dial was designed to be used by hand. But that's the difference between making one phone call a week and hundreds per day. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right. Last edited by Platapus; 02-12-17 at 10:50 AM.

02-12-17, 10:17 AM	#5
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,719 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The above post reminds me of a very popular doge used by some people who would travel and wanted to let those at home know they had arrived safely at their destination; they would dial the operator and ask to make a person-to-person call; person-to person calls meant the caller wanted to connect only to a specific person; if the person specified was not available to take the call, there was no charge for the call; as in the recording in the above post, back in the day, you pretty much heard every bit of the process involved in making the call. For example, say you were a college student at a faraway college and, after the holidays you wanted to let your family know you arrived safely back at school; you have the operator make the person-to person call and give some fictitious name for a receiving party; they ring your family's house and when asked if the requested party was at home, the family member would say "No, that person isn't here". Your family knows you're safe and the call was free... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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02-11-17, 07:26 AM	#1
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Anybody remember chat lines that were a type of precursor of todays web forums? They were initially pretty polular and going was chaotic especially at weekend night times. Lot of linetrolls disturbing chatting, but if i don't remember, wrong there were kinda moderation too kicking the trolls out of the line and also private lines for decent people wanting good conversation.