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Where did the voicemail logo on our phones come from?

3 pointsby mp3jeep01over 14 years ago
I was reading an article on telephony, and I noticed a blown up version of the voicemail symbol from phones (you know, the one with the two circles on the end, connected by a line) - does anyone know where this logo originated from? And who may have come up with?

2 comments

thinkaloneover 14 years ago
It's a reel to reel tape symbol - the first answering machines recorded onto tape.
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lzwover 14 years ago
Hilarious! To give you an idea of the feeling you're giving people, imagine the day when someone asks you why the M in the GMAIL logo looks so funny!