Comments on: Video: the world's oldest telephone book http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html#comment-279045 David Pescovitz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-279045 I wish my phone number was 6. Or at least 666. I wish my phone number was 6. Or at least 666.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html#comment-279580 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-279580 City directories are still around too and can be quite useful. City directories are still around too and can be quite useful.

]]> By: diggerdoug http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html#comment-279082 diggerdoug Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-279082 Your link is bad, it's linking to the lego-simpsons. Your link is bad, it’s linking to the lego-simpsons.

]]> By: notpeter http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html#comment-279499 notpeter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-279499 Here's link the to video: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/video?id=541 And no mention of the fact it sold for $170k? Here’s link the to video:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/video?id=541
And no mention of the fact it sold for $170k?

]]> By: Roy Trumbull http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html#comment-279518 Roy Trumbull Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-279518 City directories gave people's addresses. They go back to the 1800s. The telephone book was an outgrowth. City directories gave people’s addresses. They go back to the 1800s. The telephone book was an outgrowth.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html#comment-279031 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-279031 If you ever get to Baddeck Nova Scotia go to the Alexander Graham bell Museum, it is worth a visit. They have early telephones from the first exchange in Canada, set up near Brantford, Oontario. The phone number was '6', displayed on the dial. If you ever get to Baddeck Nova Scotia go to the Alexander Graham bell Museum, it is worth a visit.
They have early telephones from the first exchange in Canada, set up near Brantford, Oontario.
The phone number was ’6′, displayed on the dial.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2008/09/09/video-the-worlds-old.html#comment-279037 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-279037 The entire exchange had 12 telephones IIRC. The entire exchange had 12 telephones IIRC.

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