A clip from the 1963 Seattle World’s Fair, introducing the push button phone.
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Those buttons were …
Those buttons were added later since there was initially no practical use for them.
They had this same …
They had this same setup at Disneyland in the ’60s at Tommorowland- right next to a big lit-up tic-tac-toe game where the best you could do was tie the computer.
my cousin was …
my cousin was always winning concert tickets and such on the radio because they had touch tone before we did.
I think offices and …
I think offices and other workplaces were where I first saw touchtone phones.
It was written …
It was written above the telephone
How did they know …
How did they know which number to call? he could have dailed 1-1-1-1-1 and he might have won.
A classic would be …
A classic would be when she said ” I beat ya!” his response should have been “Pretty sneaky, Sis!”
she beat you boy, …
she beat you boy, hang your head in shame
Push button phones? …
Push button phones? That’ll never catch on!
I just bought two …
I just bought two 1960’s rotary dial phones for my home , green and tan. Bell system phones ,still work great. i got tired of replacing batteries. I kept one cordless to ” press one for engish” .
1965 was really the …
1965 was really the first year you use them. Only wealthy had them as they were much more expensive.
OMG Push button …
OMG Push button phone. Damn, these things come in quick.
those people are …
those people are really creepy xD
thanks for the info!
thanks for the info!
…and didn’t have …
…and didn’t have to get all her digits
Which means that …
Which means that all the actors appearing in this strip are now in retirement home and keep their denture in a drinking glass, meanwhile having phantasies on the past
The dude hanging …
The dude hanging with the chick is acting like he’s having fun. But in reality, he just wants to get laid.
the woman …
the woman introducing the bell system’s TTDialing is the same woman jane barby who did…. if you’d like to make a call please hang up and try your call again if you need help please hang up and dial your operator, and the timeless favorite we’re sorry your call did not go through will you please hang up and try again…thank you
oooh shit. I just …
oooh shit. I just remembered that the woman running the stall said “this is the bell system’s new touch tone dialling!”
The push button …
The push button phone there was a pulse dial. There was no star or pound (hash) button.
And I bet you’re a …
And I bet you’re a rude kid in his 20’s? Let me look! Yep!! I guessed right!
i bet that girl …
i bet that girl tough!!
I didn’t know …
I didn’t know Touch-Tone was developed that early. Most areas of the U.S. didn’t get pushbutton phones until the early 1970s. It must have taken several years to convert all those phone exchanges to handle the tone system.
fair was actually …
fair was actually in 1962