Oh what could have been. The Bell Picturephone
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Style over practicality. It does look good but maybe not a lot of thought went into user comfort, or how practical it would be to use. I mean what brain did that button layout?
I had a model of the Flying Scotsman that was also a phone and you picked up the boiler and cab to talk, earpiece on the bottom of the cab, and microphone under the end of the boiler. It wasn't easy to hold that with all the train parts on the sides.
Form Over Function, indeed! I agree that the phone was hard to actually use, but it was beyond awesome to actually have! Plus, in those days, we still had the capability to dial a code on our home phones which would check our ringers. I would occasionally excuse myself when company was over, to the other house phone, and dial the code, just so the house phones would ring, and the company could hear and see the "Red Alert" response! I KNOW, I KNOW! There is a sickness there, not yet identified by the APA!
But, I did it anyway!...
But, I did it anyway!...
Form Over Function, indeed! I agree that the phone was hard to actually use, but it was beyond awesome to actually have! Plus, in those days, we still had the capability to dial a code on our home phones which would check our ringers. I would occasionally excuse myself when company was over, to the other house phone, and dial the code, just so the house phones would ring, and the company could hear and see the "Red Alert" response! I KNOW, I KNOW! There is a sickness there, not yet identified by the APA!
But, I did it anyway!...
I can relate to that. I did this with the train phone.
I wonder if you could wire the guts of a modern phone into that Enterprise phone.
I know but if they had run it at a loss and it had gained a following, I just wonder what could have been?
Because outside of "grandma wants to see her grandson" situations, video calls are a fucking awful idea.
I don't want people to see me while I'm talking to them on the phone.
As much as I love the technology that allows us to do this I have to kind of agree. Because for me and my luck if it were popular people would call me at the wrong moment such as coming out the bathroom or the kitchen with a mouth full of food, or the toilet. I wouldn't want to see who I ring anyway, but I do love the technology.
Meanwhile people can't snap a picture these days without making sure their face in the shot.
Meanwhile people can't snap a picture these days without making sure their face in the shot.
This is very true. I think they call those "selfies"
Recently I think there was even a TV show called "Selfie"
This is very true. I think they call those "selfies"
Whoa, it all makes sense now.
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