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AT&T's Bellboy pager at the Seattle World's Fair, 1962. (Original Post)
IcyPeas
Jul 2021
OP
I thought I was hot stuff when I got my first job that required me to carry a pager.
hunter
Jul 2021
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JenniferJuniper
(4,496 posts)1. Gosh, that's nifty!
EYESORE 9001
(25,812 posts)3. Keen even
hunter
(38,264 posts)2. I thought I was hot stuff when I got my first job that required me to carry a pager.
Wasn't long before I hated the damned thing.
Submariner
(12,485 posts)4. It's compact too
It probably only weighs about a pound with the two of those square 9 volt batteries
Deuxcents
(15,785 posts)5. Ahhh..looking back is fun
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 Im older, my smart phone is smarter than I am! Thankful for he training although at times it seemed so futuristic..but, here we are.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)6. 1st time I saw a mobile phone in a car the electronics took up most of a Lincoln's trunk.
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.
Not so fun and cool then.