On Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:46 PM, Robyn Lyons wrote: Anyone remember when you had only two choices for a phone. Rotary wall mount. Or rotary slimline. Some more progressive cities had touchtone! Being born in 1980, I don't remember the monopoly days, but I study turn of the century/mid-20th century telecommunications as a hobby. Hmmmm, I need a life........
-Robyn -- Actually, I remember when there was only one choice, Black Rotary. Well, you COULD choose party line or private line. The phone was hard wired into the wall (and the phone) and the customer was not supposed to TOUCH the wiring. (But the phone company came out and fixed any problems for no additional fee.) The next big thing was COLOR, and you had to pay a monthly fee for a color phone. I'm a little too young to remember when there was no dial . . . , well actually there were some rural areas that still had the old central office that connected you to your party. But then, I remember when there was no TV also. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
