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The Rise and Fall of Telephone Operators | HISTORY

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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I miss the days when you could dial up the operator to get a phone number, or to place a collect call COL (Join to see) , miss the human touch you might say sir.

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SrA John Monette

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now you have to go to jail to place a collect call

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How society evolves SrA John Monette. Lol

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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COL (Join to see) - Very true sir.

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CSM Chuck Stafford

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great article -- 'new' technology and how humans interact with it -- change is constant

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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They have an old switchboard on display in the Pentagon

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