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Title: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: Mystee on Feb 21 06 07:24
Lorilei writes: "I found this photo in 2003 at Urban Ore, an awesome salvage, recycling, and reuse resource in Berkeley, CA. I was looking through their section of old photographs and found a couple of 8"x10" B&W prints of women in a data center. The only identifying info I could find on them was the typewritten "MISS COMPUTER 1973" label. Sadly, i have no idea where this picture was taken."
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Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 21 06 10:24
Wow, look at the old-timey black telephone in the bottom picture...how many people here have used one of those? (I have/did.)
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 21 06 06:30
We had a rotary phone at our house a little while ago! It still worked and everything. Very satisfying to hear the sound they made....*sigh*
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: Good Times on Feb 21 06 06:50
Those pics look more like from late 50s, rather than the 70s.

 But that chick in white sweater looks hawt! (http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/poo.gif)
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: P.C. on Feb 21 06 09:39
Holy, I remember working at he Imperial Bank Data Centre on Hornby and Helmken, years ago....looked kinda like that. !!!!!!!
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: kingy on Feb 21 06 09:46
it wasnt that long ago when i just got rid of one of those rotary phones. i probably still have it laying around the house somewhere. maybe i should ebay it?
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: P.C. on Feb 21 06 09:56
OMG....I was just saying to hubby a while back that I would love a rotary phone.  We had one when we were kids.  (he's too young....doesn't remember them....teehee).  Loved that sound of dialing.
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: kingy on Feb 21 06 09:59
i hated when i would be dialing the last digit of a number then my finger would slip and mis-dialed! grrrr...(http://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Angry/6.gif)
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 21 06 10:01
I don't know about your area, but it worked just the same here. Just plug it in and I was seven years old again. The feeling of turning the dail and hearing the sound of it going back is major-league nostalgia.[/DIV]And they're ten-for-a-penny at Goodwill.
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: P.C. on Feb 21 06 10:01
Does it still work ????
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 21 06 10:03
Sure does. I think we put ours away in favor of a walk around phone but it was fun for a spell. It also sucked when you would call places that asked you to press a number.
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: kingy on Feb 21 06 10:06
speaking of old equipment, there is a working typewriter at my place of work. when i first started there, i was like what the heck is that thing!
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: Future Canadian on Feb 21 06 10:12
Alas, the poor typewriter. Is there a more useless piece of machinery these days? It wasn't that long ago that everyone had to have one. Now you couldn't give one away (well, I'd take it for chuckles-then give it to Goodwill in a few months).
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: TehBorken on Feb 22 06 06:40
Alas, the poor typewriter. Is there a more useless piece of machinery these days? It wasn't that long ago that everyone had to have one. Now you couldn't give one away (well, I'd take it for chuckles-then give it to Goodwill in a few months).

I collect the really old ones, war-time Remingtons, and older ones with glass-topped keys, etc.
Title: Re: Miss Computer 1973
Post by: P.C. on Feb 22 06 08:27
We have one of those old Remingtons, from hubby's great grandfather, the kind that has the black leather box case......and it still works !!!!!