Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone
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Young tech nerds in Seattle are trying to preserve the mysterious machines — many of them almost lost forever — that made America's landline telephone system work before the age of computers.
Young tech nerds in Seattle are trying to preserve the mysterious machines — many of them almost lost forever — that made America's landline telephone system work before the age of computers.
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Families Don't Use Landlines Anymore - The Atlantic
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National Landline Telephone Day - March 10 - History and Facts
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What Is a Landline and Why Is It Important? - History-Computer
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50 years ago today the first mobile phone call was made - Tech Digest
Wireless Telecom Timelines 2023
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What Is a VoIP Number and Do You Need One?
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Legal questions surround Montana's TikTok ban
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Your Choice Vintage Telephone, Rotary Landline Desk Phone, Wall Phone, Pink Trimline, Beige Red Brown, Untested Movie Stage Photography Prop
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Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone : NPR
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What Is Your Earliest Memory of the Internet?
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411 is going out of service for millions of Americans
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Why nearly 46 percent of households still have landlines