Things You Thought You Knew – Magnetic Cores & Flipping Poles
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The Future of Long Distance Calling
New York, Los Angeles and Chicago were the first to introduce area codes. They wanted to minimize the time you would spend dialing in a long distance call. Now everybody has three or four phone numbers associated with themselves. The push button didn't make any difference until people started using cell phones.
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