For those who grew up with a cell phone in their hand, it might be difficult to imagine a time where the phone wasn’t fully integrated with voicemail. It sounds like a fantastical past, yet at one ...

Simple, corded operation- Reliable, corded operation eliminates the search for a misplaced cordless handset, while sturdy construction ensures long-lasting performance. Digital answering system- ...

Just a decade ago, telephone answering machines were the butt of jokes, the object of scorn. Widely available since the late 1970s, they were just a blip on the consumer scene in the early ’80s. As ...

Telephone answering machines are among the hottest-selling communications devices on the market. More than 20 million Americans own one. Even if you don’t like talking to a machine when you make a ...

Broadband is available in most areas these days but there are still places where dialup is the only solution. And of course if you are on the Internet and you get a phone call, the caller gets a busy ...

In contemplating the telephone answering machine, what better place to turn than Los Angeles---a town known for its phones. It's a city that never shuts up, or so the statistics would make you think, ...

Telephone answering machines were almost a fad. They were hindered for years by not being allowed to connect to the phone lines. Then a mix of cell phones and the phone company offering voicemail made ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1971, PhoneMate introduced the ...