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AT&T's Bellboy pager at the Seattle World's Fair, 1962. (Original Post) IcyPeas Jul 2021 OP
Gosh, that's nifty! JenniferJuniper Jul 2021 #1
Keen even EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #3
I thought I was hot stuff when I got my first job that required me to carry a pager. hunter Jul 2021 #2
It's compact too Submariner Jul 2021 #4
Ahhh..looking back is fun Deuxcents Jul 2021 #5
1st time I saw a mobile phone in a car the electronics took up most of a Lincoln's trunk. rickyhall Jul 2021 #6
Yeah, real fun until your boss pages you at 2:00 in the morning to ask you to do some work. Yavin4 Jul 2021 #7

hunter

(38,264 posts)
2. I thought I was hot stuff when I got my first job that required me to carry a pager.
Fri Jul 9, 2021, 04:57 PM
Jul 2021

Wasn't long before I hated the damned thing.

Deuxcents

(15,785 posts)
5. Ahhh..looking back is fun
Fri Jul 9, 2021, 05:41 PM
Jul 2021

As an AT&T retiree, I remember the pride of Bell Labs putting out the tech of the day. Pagers n years later the car phone that came in a pouch. Now that I’m older, my smart phone is smarter than I am! Thankful for he training although at times it seemed so futuristic..but, here we are.

Yavin4

(35,357 posts)
7. Yeah, real fun until your boss pages you at 2:00 in the morning to ask you to do some work.
Fri Jul 9, 2021, 06:02 PM
Jul 2021

Not so fun and cool then.

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