1983 Northern Telecom Commodore Phone

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userbinator•about 2 hours ago

Telco regulations were also why modems used an https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler instead of being directly connected.

As an aside, the em-dash density of this article is one of the highest I've ever seen.

ttul•about 2 hours ago

My first year English teacher would be impressed. The lack of em dash characters in a paper would get you a failing grade back in 1995.

Stratoscope•about 1 hour ago

I love the em dash–and I didn't even notice them in this article.

userbinator•1 minute ago

It's not just the em-dash—it's the style of writing. The short paragraphs. The Consistent Titled Sections. Classic LLMese at its finest.

classichasclass•about 3 hours ago

Commodore made all kinds of wacky stuff back in the day before they concentrated entirely on computers and peripherals. I have a Commodore AM radio and a couple of Commodore wristwatches, chickenhead logos and all, not to mention the calculators and typewriters which were their original bread and butter.

wolvoleo•about 2 hours ago

We had similar idiotic regulations in Holland. Most people rented their phone though they did have a plug (albeit a special one we called the pigs nose).

But in the 80s nobody gave a crap anymore and we just connected whatever we wanted. Aftermarket and technically illegal phones were sold everywhere.

_-_-__-_-_-•about 3 hours ago

This website is so nerdy and so cool!

1983 Northern Telecom Commodore Phone

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