136d ago
A Rotary Dial The 3D Printed Way https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/a-rotary-dial-the-3d-printed-way/
#Classichacks #Parts #Dialphone #Rotarydial #Rotaryphone
A Rotary Dial The 3D Printed Way

There’s a meme which may have a basis in truth, of a teenager left clueless when presented with a rotary telephone. The dial, in reality a mechanical pulse chain generator, was once ubiquitou…

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Urs G.Jan 20

Mein altes #50erJahre #PTT #Wählscheibentelefon aus der #Schweiz durfte nach über 10 Jahren wieder aus seiner Kiste raus ans Netz.
Dank einer alten #fritzbox7490 die ich heute als Repeater angeschlossen habe, klingelt es nicht nur, sondern wählt auch wieder!

#DieGutenAltenDinge #RotaryPhone #BlastFromThePast #Nostalgie #Bakelit #OldThings

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 17
🤔 Ah yes, because nothing says cutting-edge journalism like a thrilling exposé on the #etymology of "hello"! 📞 Meanwhile, somewhere in the #BBC newsroom, someone is desperately clinging to their antique rotary phone, marveling at how far we've come from "hullo"... riveting stuff. 🙄
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260113-hello-hiya-aloha-what-our-greetings-reveal #cuttingedgejournalism #hello #rotaryphone #storytelling #HackerNews #ngated
'Hullo, hillo, holla': The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello'

It's 200 years since the word "hello" was first used in print - though its roots date back to the 15th Century. How has the language of greetings evolved - and what does it tell us?

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MorélJan 17

My rotary phone doesn’t work with phone menus… but I love the finger circle action 😩

What to do… what to do… 😮‍💨

#Landline #theVent #Telephone #RotaryPhone

No Context PicturesJan 1

1963

https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/01-January1963-Page-070.png

#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #Mid-centuryofficeillustration #rotaryphone #typewriter #professionalattire #deskaccessories

ChewieDec 31

Great talk by @entropix about getting an old rotary dial phone to work over 4/5G: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-fetap-611-unplugged-taking-a-rotary-dial-phone-to-the-mobile-age

Edit: added picture due to lack of OG

#39c3 #telecommunications #RetroElectronics #RotaryPhone

SpringGnollDec 22
#VintagePhone #RetroVibes #Nostalgia #RotaryPhone #Aesthetic #TurquoisePhone #VintageStyle #PhoneCall #PatternedCouch #ChevronPattern #PegboardWall #HomeDecor #InteriorDesign #Woman #Portrait #Candid #OldSchool #RetroGirl #DarkHair #Relaxed #FollowFriday #SophieMudd
Hacker NewsNov 21

I converted a rotary phone into a meeting handset

https://www.stavros.io/posts/i-converted-a-rotary-phone-into-a-meeting-handset/

#HackerNews #rotaryphone #meetinghandset #DIYtechnology #retrofuturism #innovation

I converted a rotary phone into a meeting handset - Stavros' Stuff

Apicultor 🐝Nov 5

Tell me you've never actually seen a rotary phone without telling me you've never actually seen a rotary phone.

This was so, _so_ hard to look at... there are so many things wrong with it!!!!1!

#TormentedSouls2 #rotaryphones #rotaryphone #phonephreaks #videogames

N-gated Hacker NewsOct 13
🎉🚼 Oh, look! Someone reinvented the rotary phone for toddlers! Because what every three-year-old *really* needs is the ability to call Grandma in Timbuktu without the distractions of those pesky screens and apps. 📞🌍 Who knew the future of #communication was a Fisher-Price landline? 🤦‍♂️
https://wip.tf/posts/telefonefix-building-babys-first-international-landline/ #rotaryphone #toddlers #innovation #screenfree #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
Building Téléfonefix - Baby's first international landline

Téléfonefix is a kid-friendly telephone system allowing kids to safely call relatives, locally and abroad.