Posted by (+1437) 15 years ago
Could anyone point me in the right direction or explain to me some of the old, telephone number conventions?
For example, calling "Cloverdale 565" or "BR 549" (bonus points to anyone who gets the joke behind that last example).
In particular, what I'm looking for is the relation (or translation) to the conventions used in Miles City those many years ago... what they meant, actual names (such as the "Cloverdale" example), etc.
I'm 38 so I'm only old enough to remember Grandma's rotary Ma-Bell phone and how much it was a pain to accidentally dial zero when I meant to dial nine (then have to start all over again).
For example, calling "Cloverdale 565" or "BR 549" (bonus points to anyone who gets the joke behind that last example).
In particular, what I'm looking for is the relation (or translation) to the conventions used in Miles City those many years ago... what they meant, actual names (such as the "Cloverdale" example), etc.
I'm 38 so I'm only old enough to remember Grandma's rotary Ma-Bell phone and how much it was a pain to accidentally dial zero when I meant to dial nine (then have to start all over again).
