DNO
One Too Many
- Messages
- 1,815
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
Go back and get it. Everybody should have at least one phone that doesn't depend on the cell system for emergency communication. And tell the youngster those dials were one of the first successful "digital" systems - the number dialed was simply a pattern of switches clicking "on" and "off."
In that particular case, it was a matter of "do I need another one". I already have three 302 models, one of which I often have hooked up. I've come to enjoy the dialing process...more deliberate, more relaxing frankly, than pushing buttons. I also have a beautiful 1939 202 that sees regular use. (In retrospect, of course, I realized I should have picked that one up. All the dates matched to 1949, even the transmitter unit...a rarity indeed. I cheaped out instead...after so many years of collecting stuff, you'd think I'd know better...hence the 'd'oh'.)