I Found the Strangest Things on My Way Here

A blast from the past. The Internet Archive displays an old promotional film from 1950s on the proper method for using a dial-up phone. Prior to this time, many phones accessed a real live operator who would ask for, "Number, please." See how the dial baffled new users in the past. Someday our ancestors will look at our training films on computers and wonder at our inability to comprehend the most simple of devices.