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Answering Machines: The 80s & 90s Landline Gadget Everyone Had by the Phone

Before voicemail, every home had a cassette-based answering machine by the phone in the 80s and 90s — and the outgoing message you recorded on it said more about you than you realized.

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Landline Phones: When the Phone Belonged to the House, Not the Person

Before every person had a phone in their pocket, there was one phone in the kitchen, one in the hallway, maybe one in the bedroom — and it belonged to the whole family.