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Convert an old rotary phone into a ChatGPT hotline for a unique interactive experience. Combine vintage dialing with modern AI technology for a surprising and delightful communication. Reuse old ...

There’s something special about growing up in a world of rotary phones and VHS tapes. It might not seem like it, but it equipped us with some unique skills. You see, in an era before smartphones and ...

We suspect kids today — and some adults — are confused about phone terminology. In today’s world, “hanging up” and “dialing,” for example, are abstract words without the physical reference that older ...

[Yaymukund] made an interesting observation. Old-style rotary phones were made to last and made for service. Why? Because you didn’t own them, the phone company did. There was no advantage for them ...

Dialing a rotary phone, waiting for a page to load, sending a handwritten letter. Before instant messaging, streaming, and 24/7 notifications, life naturally required patience and presence. According ...

If you grew up using a rotary phone, you know how quickly technology has changed. Long gone are the days of stretched phone cords that reached around the house or phones with long antennas. Never mind ...

Janet McFetridge says the act of dialing a rotary phone really takes her back. "You’re at church and you’re calling for a ride home and so you dial that number and I’ll bet almost all of us remember ...

A vintage black rotary phone is housed inside a hutch that looks like a Little Free Library. The curious structure is set back from the shoreline and playground equipment at Arlington’s Bowman Springs ...