Mike Lazer-Walker has repurposed a 1927 Western Electric 551-A switchboard into a hectic game that tasks players with quickly learning the obsolete job. “Hello, Operator!,” although controlled by a ...

Before smartphones, landline telephones were the way most people kept in touch. And until direct dialing became common, a switchboard operator's assistance was often needed to help with long-distance ...

If you want to talk to your grandmother on messaging app Telegram and she doesn't have a smartphone, she'll need to get one. She'll need to learn how to use iOS or Android. How to manage notifications ...

While watching a video about old radios from the 1920s, a phone jack popped up. The host mentioned that phone jacks are super old and he wondered what was their origin. I always assumed they had ...

It's rare you get such an excellent combination of simple gameplay and an interesting theme as Ringdown: Switchboard Puzzler.

PANAMA CITY — One ringy-dingy. No, the famous character Ernestine is not on display at the History Museum of Bay County, but a telephone switchboard similar to the one she used on the TV series "Laugh ...

A telephone switchboard and its operator in 1935. (Source: Library of Congress) During his 77 years, Dennis Hall has seen a lot of changes in rural communications. More than that, he’s lived those ...