Interesting (alleged) factoids include: Populous cities got low-numbered area codes not just because they got assigned "first," but because low numbers take fewer pulses to send, thus reducing wire traffic. AT&T rejected the idea of putting 16 buttons on the touch-tone phone in part because they didn't want to attract new antitrust scrutiny by making it look like a data-entry device. "Will you ask your father to call me back? My number is CApital 7-4203." "I'm trying, mister, but... how do you make a capital seven?"
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[ 4.3 ms ] story [ 13.5 ms ] threadInteresting (alleged) factoids include: Populous cities got low-numbered area codes not just because they got assigned "first," but because low numbers take fewer pulses to send, thus reducing wire traffic. AT&T rejected the idea of putting 16 buttons on the touch-tone phone in part because they didn't want to attract new antitrust scrutiny by making it look like a data-entry device. "Will you ask your father to call me back? My number is CApital 7-4203." "I'm trying, mister, but... how do you make a capital seven?"