Subj : Re: Synchronet vs. Mystic
To : T.J. Mcmillen
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Fri May 13 2022 07:21 am
-=> T.J. Mcmillen wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
KW> More phone trivia, area codes were designed so that the most populous
KW> areas had the lowest numbers, because they were dialed on a rotary
KW> phone and would be dialed more often. Compare New York (212), Los
KW> Angeles (213), Hawaii (808) and Alaska (907).
TM> That's interesting to know.
I wonder how many people here had dialed a rotary phone on a regular
basis. No voicemail. No redial.
Growing up, we had one desk phone in the family room and one wall
phone in the kitchen. The kitchen phone was yellow to match the decor.
Welcome to the 1970s.
... Change nothing and continue consistently
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