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Rotary phones were in use long after that in Canada, and probably other places, but touch-tone was also available. In the late 80s/early 90s I still had a line that would only do pulse dialing, because touch-tone dialing was an add-on charge with the phone company where I lived.

It was a significant amount; just adding touch-tone support increased the monthly bill by almost 10%. Yes, this was a BS charge, because it was just a flag they set on your account. It didn't cost them anything to provide tone dialing. They still do the same thing with caller-ID, so I don't have it. "We don't care. We're the phone company; we don't have to."

At the time, many (perhaps most) phones you could buy had push-button dialing, but there was a switch on the phone to choose pulse or tone dialing. If you set it to pulse, you'd push the 7 button, and then you'd hear 7 clicks, etc.

So kind of "hybrid dialing".

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I got an #analog #rotary #dialphone #Vorzimmerapparat 38" by "VEB #Fernmeldetechnik Nordhausen", used in a two-#extension-boss-secretary-#pbx, and #modded it to work on public #phone lines (#POTS), while giving the existing user interface elements meaningful uses:

* Faintly glowing LED while on hook and flashing while #ringing
* Buttons: Earth, flash, mute microphone

#Video of the ringing #telephone (with sound) is here: faircloud.eu/nextcloud/index.p

A rotary dial telephone "Vorzimmerapparat 38" by "VEB Fernmeldetechnik Nordhausen" with a lit light.
Internals of a rotary dial telephone "Vorzimmerapparat 38" by "VEB Fernmeldetechnik Nordhausen", modified for public phone line use and giving the user interface elements meaningful uses.
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Schematics of a rotary dial telephone "Vorzimmerapparat 38" by "VEB Fernmeldetechnik Nordhausen", modified for public phone line use and giving the user interface elements meaningful uses.
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[10:34] Leekstermeer Wandeltocht op 24 mei: inschrijving gestart

Op zaterdag 24 mei organiseert Rotary Groningen-West de 18e editie van de Leekstermeer Wandeltocht. Dit wandelevenement is in onze regio en ook daarbuiten inmiddels een begrip geworden. Het aantal deelnemers is door de jaren heen uitgegroeid tot ruim 1.000 per keer.

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#zaterdag #24mei #Rotary #18eeditie #LeekstermeerWandeltocht #1.000

Dagblad van het Noorden · Leekstermeer Wandeltocht op 24 mei: inschrijving gestartBy De redactie van Dagblad van het Noorden
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