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Two letters, and five numbers were used (such as PEnnsylvania 6-5000) from about 1930 into the 1960s. This is a guide to using a rotary phone from that era. (lemmy.world)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago

The good old days when you actually dialled a phone with a dial.

Zero is last because it creates ten pulses. If it created zero, it wouldn't be that useful 🙂.

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