-=> 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.





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