There’s something special about growing up in a world of rotary phones and VHS tapes. It might not seem like it, but it equipped us with some unique skills. You see, in an era before smartphones and ...

Stavros Korokithakis really wanted to slam the receiver on meetings, so he built his own device to do just that We've all been there: A meeting goes sideways and you really wish you could physically ...

Ah, the rotary phone. Just the mention of it can send a wave of nostalgia crashing over you, can’t it? Those chunky handsets, the satisfying click of the dial, and the unmistakable feeling of ...

It’s safe to say that few people still use rotary phones on a daily basis. Hell, most of us don’t even use landline telephones anymore. But just because these classic phones are no longer being used ...

Longtime Bonanzaville volunteer John Bartholomay delights in teaching kids how phones once connected the world — and how to ...

I loved Jan Risher's column about an old rotary phone and old phone exchanges. Seventy years later, I still remember by best friend's phone number, Jackson 8080. And even though I've had a cell phone ...

We suspect kids today — and some adults — are confused about phone terminology. In today’s world, “hanging up” and “dialing,” for example, are abstract words without the physical reference that older ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you grew up using a rotary phone, you know how quickly technology has changed. Long gone are the days of stretched phone cords ...