#rotaryphone — Public Fediverse posts

Mein altes #50erJahre #PTT #Wählscheibentelefon aus der #Schweiz durfte nach über 10 Jahren wieder aus seiner Kiste raus ans Netz.
Dank einer alten #fritzbox7490 die ich heute als Repeater angeschlossen habe, klingelt es nicht nur, sondern wählt auch wieder!

#DieGutenAltenDinge #RotaryPhone #BlastFromThePast #Nostalgie #Bakelit #OldThings

🤔 Ah yes, because nothing says cutting-edge journalism like a thrilling exposé on the #etymology of "hello"! 📞 Meanwhile, somewhere in the #BBC newsroom, someone is desperately clinging to their antique rotary phone, marveling at how far we've come from "hullo"... riveting stuff. 🙄
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260113-hello-hiya-aloha-what-our-greetings-reveal #cuttingedgejournalism #hello #rotaryphone #storytelling #HackerNews #ngated

Great talk by @entropix about getting an old rotary dial phone to work over 4/5G: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-fetap-611-unplugged-taking-a-rotary-dial-phone-to-the-mobile-age

Edit: added picture due to lack of OG

#39c3 #telecommunications #RetroElectronics #RotaryPhone

I converted a rotary phone into a meeting handset

https://www.stavros.io/posts/i-converted-a-rotary-phone-into-a-meeting-handset/

#HackerNews #rotaryphone #meetinghandset #DIYtechnology #retrofuturism #innovation

Meet Me on My Rotary Phone https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/meet-me-on-my-rotary-phone/ #rotaryphone #PhoneHacks #soundcard #phone

🎉🚼 Oh, look! Someone reinvented the rotary phone for toddlers! Because what every three-year-old *really* needs is the ability to call Grandma in Timbuktu without the distractions of those pesky screens and apps. 📞🌍 Who knew the future of #communication was a Fisher-Price landline? 🤦‍♂️
https://wip.tf/posts/telefonefix-building-babys-first-international-landline/ #rotaryphone #toddlers #innovation #screenfree #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

Google Japan unveils Gboard Dial Version: Retro rotary keyboard for typing, calls

#Dialkeyboard #Gboard #GboardDialVersion #GoogleJapan #Rotaryphone
https://blazetrends.com/google-japan-unveils-gboard-dial-version-retro-rotary-keyboard-for-typing-calls/?fsp_sid=140741

My diary has reminded me that in 1989, when I was living in #Albany during the week and #Syracuse on the weekends, I would have to go to a payphone down the block from my Albany apartment to check the messages on our Syracuse answering machine – because the Albany phone was a rotary dial and couldn't send the tones used to check messages.

In case you kids wondered what it was like when dinosaurs walked the earth.

#telephone #RotaryDial #RotaryPhone

5) This photographer shared a lovely series of Eastern Bloc rotary phones on his page

https://www.instagram.com/troylitten (scroll down a bit to find them in the feed)

#Retro #Phones #RotaryPhone #EasternBloc

@PJ_Evans @lauren Someone "needs" to make a rotary dial attachment to snap onto any smartphone with an accompanying app (It could be universal and work on all devices by using the accelerometer or microphone to count the ticks of the rotor unwinding)

#DumbIdeas
#Retro #RotaryPhone #RotarySmartPhone #DoesAnyOneReadTags

The Open Source Rotary Cell Phone, Two Years Later - We know the pandemic has screwed with a lot of people’s sense of time, but we doub... - https://hackaday.com/2022/09/10/the-open-source-rotary-cell-phone-two-years-later/ #opensourcecellphone #rotarycellphone #cellphonehacks #rotaryphone

Rotary Phone MIDI Controller Still Makes Calls - [Kevin] has long wanted to do something musical with a vintage rotary phone and an... - https://hackaday.com/2022/03/15/rotary-phone-midi-controller-still-makes-calls/ #arduinohacks #musicalhacks #rotaryphone #rotarydial #arduino #midi

Rotary Phone Takes You Around The World And Through Time – With Music - Purposely choosing obsoleted technology combines all the joy of simpler times with the comfort of ... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/06/24/rotary-phone-takes-you-around-the-world-and-through-time-with-music/ #chromeextension #raspberrypi #rotaryphone #phonehacks #rotarydial #webradio #worldmap #arduino #python #radio

Finally, a Rotary Cell Phone With Speed Dial - If you’re reading this, chances are good that you’re the family IT department. We do what we can t... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/24/finally-a-rotary-cell-phone-with-speed-dial/ #rotarycellphone #cellphonehacks #rotaryphone #speeddial #relay #sms

Rotary Phone Gets Bluetooth Upgrade - Rotary dial phones have a certain romantic charm about them; something never quite captured in the... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/05/04/rotary-phone-gets-bluetooth-upgrade/ #rotarydialling #rotaryphone #phonehacks #rotarydial #phone