Wait... They Did What!?
Wait... They Did What!?
ABC Australia
Wait... they didn't have smart phones?
8 minutes Posted May 10, 2026 at 8:00 pm.
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Landline phones and fax machines seemed high-tech in the 1990s, but now they’re almost  extinct thanks to smart phones and email...  and does anyone remember telegrams?  
This episode will answer questions like: 
What is a fax machine and how does it work? 
What is a telegram? 
When were mobile phones introduced in Australia? 
What is a rotary phone? 
Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.