Who of you have never used a rotary phone?

[Kburjr]

remember having to call the movie theater to see what is playing and the times?

man, life was a challenge sometimes

Page 2 of the newspaper

 

[fordman84]

remember having to call the movie theater to see what is playing and the times?

man, life was a challenge sometimes

"Hello...and welcome to movie phone" was the fucking FUTURE man.

 

[moxie]

remember having to call the movie theater to see what is playing and the times?

man, life was a challenge sometimes

We had to dial “popcorn” to get the current time. Clocks just didn’t update themselves!

 

[Kburjr]

"Hello...and welcome to movie phone" was the fucking FUTURE man.

Time and temperature was a must dial back during my schooldaze

 

[fordman84]

call waiting was a game changer, until dial up modems became a thing. Then you only knew someone was online because the answer machine never picked up.


Call back enough times and you'd kick them off the internet. Fun times.

 

[Kburjr]

call waiting was a game changer, until dial up modems became a thing. Then you only knew someone was online because the answer machine never picked up.


Call back enough times and you'd kick them off the internet. Fun times.

and your upload speed was measured in baud.

 

[moxie]

call waiting was a game changer, until dial up modems became a thing. Then you only knew someone was online because the answer machine never picked up.


Call back enough times and you'd kick them off the internet. Fun times.

Emergency break-through, anyone? You could just call the operator and tell them to interrupt the call in progress

 

[ill]

how about this?

Local on the 8s - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[ill]

call waiting was a game changer, until dial up modems became a thing. Then you only knew someone was online because the answer machine never picked up.


Call back enough times and you'd kick them off the internet. Fun times.

caller ID was a bigger game changer IMO

 

[White Knight]

Or have never driven a manual transmission?

Or have watched a Black and White TV?

There are old movies and television programs in black and white.

 

[ill]

Emergency break-through, anyone? You could just call the operator and tell them to interrupt the call in progress

never did that

 

[ill]

There are old movies and television programs in black and white.

he's asking whether you watched a television where everything was in black and white you dolt

 

[Kburjr]

There are old movies and television programs in black and white.

and color movies are still black and white on a Black and White TV

 

[White Knight]

he's asking whether you watched a television where everything was in black and white you dolt

I know what he asked but the only black and white I've ever watched were old movies and television programs.

 

[White Knight]

and color movies are still black and white on a Black and White TV

You must be 80 or close to it.

 

[ill]

I know what he asked but the only black and white I've ever watched were old movies and television programs.

so then your answer is no, I have never owned a black and white television

 

[moxie]

never did that

You also weren’t a 13 year old girl with pressing emergencies…like, did you see what the fuck Kara wore to school today?!

 

[fordman84]

he's asking whether you watched a television where everything was in black and white you dolt

better yet, the video games you played on it were in black and white. I played a lot of black and white Atari games. Though I remember them actually being more greenish.

 

[Jon Deaux]

I’ve heard tale of party lines. Those sound like they were fun

They weren't

 

[RoyMunson]

anybody still have a working VCR or 8 track?