Vintage 1980s cordless phones seemed like magic ... - Click Americana
Feb 16, 2020 · Vintage 1980s cordless phones were the essential step between wired pushbutton phones and today's modern cell phones. Here's a look back at the top telephone tech from the 80s!
Remember Merlin, the retro electronic game that looked like a phone ...
Aug 9, 2021 · Merlin, the 'electronic wizard,' was a red telephone-shaped toy used buttons, lights and sound effects to let kids play a variety of simple games, and was one of the earliest gaming consoles.
Vintage touch-tone phones: Tech’s button breakthrough that ...
Dec 1, 2024 · These vintage touch-tone phones - featuring push buttons, speed and musical tones - represented a totally new signaling system, and opened the way to increased versatility in …
Vintage payphones: When phone booths, walk-up & drive-up public ...
Jun 15, 2020 · Vintage payphones & phone booths: The most popular in the world (1958) By James H Winchester, Central Press Association – The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) December …
Vintage '80s tech: See 1987's hottest TVs, VCRs, stereos, cellular ...
Jan 1, 2021 · What was vintage '80s tech like? The Good Guys were a big consumer electronics specialty retailer selling brand-name audio and video gear. See the hottest retro TVs, stereos and …
See how expensive international long-distance phone calls were back …
Jun 5, 2021 · ternational long-distance phone calls for 'only' $12 for the first three minutes? And this old ad said that price was low. See more about what it took to dial abroad back in the sixties here!
Remember that AT&T jingle, 'Reach out and touch someone'? Hear it …
Aug 30, 2021 · You kept in touch by phone, through. Fun, wasn’t it, calling each other to chat about clothes and dates. Wonderful how the telephone can keep faraway friends close. Reach out and …
Vintage 1950s dial & touch-tone phones came in lots of decorator colors
Oct 2, 2023 · In the 1950s (and into the 1960s), telephones were more than just a means of communication — they were pretty household decorations! In the decades to follow, phone colors …
Remember calling the phone company speaking clock for the time?
Jun 8, 2024 · Known as the speaking clock or POPCORN, calling the phone company for the time was a handy service helped people reset clocks years ago.
1970s personal computer revolution: The rise of home tech before it …
May 28, 2025 · The 1970s personal computer revolution began as those ingenious devices that put men on the moon, revolutionized science, and perplexed millions were finding their way into the home.