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defacto7

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54. We had an old black MA Bell rotary

Fri Aug 23, 2013, 12:35 AM

Aug 2013

that lasted must be close to 20 years. Somewhere along the line they offered for people to buy the phone and we did and kept using it. We got it around 1962 and still used it in the early 80s.

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I grew up with AM radio and b&w TV. I saw this tonight for the first time [View all] DainBramaged Aug 2013 OP

My hope is that the innovations Ilsa Aug 2013 #1

Where's the profit in that?? lastlib Aug 2013 #2

Please tell me you are being sarcastic, Ayn. nt Ilsa Aug 2013 #4

more pessimistic than sarcastic, unfortunately. lastlib Aug 2013 #8

It enables innovation like this..... DainBramaged Aug 2013 #3

You didn't have one of these? jberryhill Aug 2013 #5

HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA DainBramaged Aug 2013 #6

I can relate. cloudbase Aug 2013 #7

See, good advice. You still have it! nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #12

I was told pretty much the same thing, and I still have mine! lastlib Aug 2013 #13

I have my Dad's and mine DainBramaged Aug 2013 #15

I have one too! LOL nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #40

My parents bought me a $150 Bomar Brain calculator for college graduation. displacedtexan Aug 2013 #65

I had it on vinyl back in the day. cloudbase Aug 2013 #67

Me, too. Also bought it as displacedtexan Aug 2013 #68

Alien technology is fascinationg Kingofalldems Aug 2013 #9

"Any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic."--Arthur C. Clarke lastlib Aug 2013 #14

Wait, you had your own phone in your bedroom sufrommich Aug 2013 #10

Ours was in a little alcove in a hallway Link Speed Aug 2013 #17

Lol, I remember when we got a second phone too. sufrommich Aug 2013 #18

the wall phone in the kitchen with a 15 foot cord! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #25

In 1968, our phone was still a black countertop model, rented from Ma Bell, Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #42

Those phones lasted forever! defacto7 Aug 2013 #48

We used that old black phone for about 13 years, Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #53

We had an old black MA Bell rotary defacto7 Aug 2013 #54

We got the option of buying the rotary phone or getting the Princess phone Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #55

Right? bunnies Aug 2013 #19

Lol,yeah the whole family was pretty much sufrommich Aug 2013 #20

It only got about 5 channels. bunnies Aug 2013 #22

Me too. We had 5 channels each in 2 different places growing up DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #29

Us too! bunnies Aug 2013 #30

Our cable company gave us 9 channels Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #43

Well... bunnies Aug 2013 #44

Yup, we had fancy cable ($2.50/month) Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #45

Grew up in RI near the Mass border Revanchist Aug 2013 #51

I had 3 channels, 5,4,9 which explains why I played outside a lot. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #35

Ah yes... bunnies Aug 2013 #36

I agree! And we were mad when we had to come in! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #37

Absolutely! bunnies Aug 2013 #39

I had one loyalsister Aug 2013 #62

"What a great trip it's been"... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #11

I grew up without teevee, but I had the X Link Speed Aug 2013 #16

Just wait until we start injecting nanobots into our bloodstreams. randome Aug 2013 #21

what would be the hardest thing to explain to someone from the 1950s? mike_c Aug 2013 #23

lol.nt sufrommich Aug 2013 #24

The internet is made of cats....... DainBramaged Aug 2013 #28

Nooooooooooo! Hekate Aug 2013 #61

lmao! bunnies Aug 2013 #31

LOL, perfect! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #34

Um, people from the 1950s don't "suddenly appear": millions of them are here frazzled Aug 2013 #49

Not by a long shot - they had sci fi jberryhill Aug 2013 #52

Heh. :) Also, don't forget about porn, it build the internet as we know it! branford Aug 2013 #63

No electricity in our neck of the woods madokie Aug 2013 #26

I'd hope for the whole George Jetson wakeup/morning routine by now. brewens Aug 2013 #27

I think my grandparent's generation saw the most change GP6971 Aug 2013 #32

From wright brothers to moon landing in a lifetime! Amazing! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #38

Forgot to mention 5 wars and a couple of "conflicts" GP6971 Aug 2013 #41

many people love technology more than life itself markiv Aug 2013 #33

I hear you... defacto7 Aug 2013 #47

in mutimedia a few day back was an intro for kids on how to use the internet dembotoz Aug 2013 #46

Hello, Sarah? defacto7 Aug 2013 #50

" Hello..is this the party to whom I am speaking?" dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #56

Ha... that's a laugh! defacto7 Aug 2013 #57

Yep AM radio and B&W TV with 5 stations. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #58

Jean Shepard at 9PM on WOR Am in NYC under my pillow so my Dad wouldn't hear it DainBramaged Aug 2013 #64

I am totally impressed. My cell phone is really dumb, lol Hekate Aug 2013 #59

Hear, hear! Lugnut Aug 2013 #60

Look at you, with your fancy molecules! NoPasaran Aug 2013 #66