Hmm, is this a bit of phone history already lost in time? A poll to check, and a story to follow.

If you live or lived in North America, and see the phone number (XXX) 555-1212 you think:

#telephoneSystem #randomPoll

#Vintage #Telephone #Technology - Evolution of #DirectDialing #Calls - #Bell, #ATT #WesternElectric

"This #Film shows early #TelephoneEquipment and systems from the 1940’s up to the 1950’s, including telephone #TransmissionLines, early #Switchboards and #Operators, and the introduction of direct dialing systems and many aspects of the early #TelephoneSystem in use circa 1940-1950."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMtnvcMMtME&ab_channel=ComputerHistoryArchivesProject

#Documentary #TelephoneExchange #SDD #SubscriberTrunkDialing #Switching