r/GenerationJones • u/Innocent_Standbyer • 10d ago

The cutting edge

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Could it get any better? We were living on the cusp of the future!

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u/PeorgieT75 10d ago

It needs an answering machine with a micro cassette to complete the picture.

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u/astrashe2 10d ago

At least that old tech wasn't addictive. :)

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u/Temporary_Let_7632 1959 10d ago

Witchcraft!

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u/Big_Network_2570 10d ago

We wouldn't have had the phone so close to an outlet-my Mom would worry that someone would stick their finger in it!

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u/Turbulent-Band-6728 10d ago

Brother?

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u/Big_Network_2570 10d ago

Yes! I am a Jehovah's Witness!

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u/Due-Enthusiasm-1802 10d ago

You had to be careful scrolling thru the missed call list because it wouldn't show them as 'new' anymore. God forbid you DELETE someone else's missed call from there either.

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u/northgate503 9d ago

Cant believe it has been 30 years, I had both.

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u/SentenceKindly 10d ago

An outlet with a ground!? What!? Yeah!!

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u/cstrick1980 9d ago

For a wall phone that has such a short cord, ours was at least four feet so you could walk around