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Re:Bill Atkinson doxxed Douglas Adams in 1987 by damiankennedy on Sunday November 03, 2024 @07:22PM (#42037284)
Some phones had a slot where you could insert made to fit cards with common numbers.
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Re:Bill Atkinson doxxed Douglas Adams in 1987 by cbsks on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:45AM (#42038865)
Some had custom numbers that could be dialed by pressing the “mem” key followed by a number key. There would be a little slip of paper which you would write in “1: Grandma, 2: Dad work…”. Simpler times.
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Re:Bill Atkinson doxxed Douglas Adams in 1987 by kid64 on Monday November 04, 2024 @04:59AM (#42040063)
This is called "speed dial" and it's still a standard feature on desk phones.
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Re:Bill Atkinson doxxed Douglas Adams in 1987 by thejazzman on Monday November 04, 2024 @09:46AM (#42041970)
You know, in the year 2000, we'll all be on speed dial.

https://amphetamem.es/meme?id=seinfeld_08_20_145&timestamp=0...

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