• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

        Just regular push button. He dialed the number and then just stared at the phone waiting for it to do something. Hand set was still in the cradle.

      • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
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        19 days ago

        That’s an older one tho, most places had already transitioned to mainly digital when I was in school many many moons ago, I can read an analog clock but it takes a minute to think about it, whereas I’d assume being more ingrained you’d be much quicker at telling the time.

        • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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          18 days ago

          Out of curiosity, where/when was that? All my schools (in the northeast U.S., in the 90s and 00s) had analog clocks in every classroom. I remember them vividly, as I’d spent many an hour staring at them, wishing they’d move faster.

          • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
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            18 days ago

            2000’s to 2010’s It transitioned over time, I remember my elementary school had a small tube TV in each classroom that had a slideshow with school related news and always displayed the time digitally, but several of the classrooms also had analog clocks, I assume now that was if the teacher chose to put one in there as decor?

    • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      19 days ago

      One of my favorite games did an update themed around 1999. The number of times I had to explain the concept of a pager…

      it wasn’t even that long ago! I can’t be old yet!