ColinI loved seeing that 312 area code come up, I knew where that was for!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kisfjR6yO9s
Man, what a bizarre time. #ConnectionsMuseum #BellSystem
YouTube
Brian
Gottscho-Schleisner CollectionWorld's Fair. Seven ages of man and the Bell System facade detail 1939 or 1940.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.
1 slide : color ; 2x2 in.
#World #BellSystem #Gottscho-Schleisner #BellSystems #WorldWarII #WorldsFair #Exhibitions #NewYork #NewYork(State) #UnitedStates #architecture #photography
Debby ⁂📎🐧
@deviantollam @connections Oh my gosh, this little oil applicator is so satisfying! 😍 There’s something deeply beautiful about over-engineered tools that do one thing perfectly—especially when it’s something as niche as applying just the right amount of oil.
That’s the kind of attention to detail that makes my heart sing. 
It’s like the mechanical equivalent of a haiku—simple, precise, and elegant.🔧✨
#EngineeringPorn #OverEngineered #BellSystem #MechanicalBeauty
ImogenThis is one of the highest telephone microwave stations in America, located in the Colorado Rockies. Carrying your voices, data and TV across the country. Stations like this are operating at near capacity and the cost of building another one like this could reach well over a million dollars.
Paul Novarese
AsbestosThe #bellsystem was a monopoly. And I'm sure they changed people too much.
But they also provided good service. The phone was reliable AF. They used the best equipment you could get ,and made most of it themselves. It was all bomb proof. Bell Labs was responsible for many major discoveries. Lasers,transistors, the drinking bird. A lot of it was just pure science stuff, not specifically for a product.
But they also provided good service. The phone was reliable AF. They used the best equipment you could get ,and made most of it themselves. It was all bomb proof. Bell Labs was responsible for many major discoveries. Lasers,transistors, the drinking bird. A lot of it was just pure science stuff, not specifically for a product.
Sinclair-SpeccyI don't think I've ever seen many ads with UNIX only. The only ones I have ever seen were for XENIX
#Tech #Computer #RetroTech #Retro #RetroTechnology #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #RetroComputing #Magazine #UNIX #BellSystem #VintageAd #VintageTechAd
The first car telephones connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network in the United States were put into service in 1946
THE FIRST CAR TELEPHONES, 1946-53
The 1A Radio Digital System Makes "Data Under Voice" A Reality
Ronald C. Prime and Laurence L. Sheets
https://long-lines.net/tech-equip/radio/BLR1273/DUV2-1273.html