Retro Tech: Hyperconnectivity




How did we all get so hyperconnected? I’m taking a look at where it all started – the simple phone – and how things developed. How we went from answering …

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About the Author: Marques Brownlee

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  1. I'm sorry but the last thing I want is other people's thoughts transmitter directly into my brain I mean just look at Twitter why in the fuck would I want all that non-sense in my head?

  2. Never thought I'd get emotional watching a Marques Brownlee video but I was an answering machine technician in the 80's (yes, they were a big deal back then, especially for small businesses). The PhoneMate was one of the machines I repaired, usually OGM issues. We always got a lot of machines after a lightening storm which was always a good day for my boss. We also imported and serviced one-piece, cordless, and antique phones. My boss had this idea that phones were the future. However, before the future arrived, he sold the company. Guy always had good ideas but bad timing.

  3. I used to go around and ask people for their AOL CDs or just see which phone books with the CDs had sat on the doorstep for longer than a day and just took the CDs so we constantly had AOL time

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