[college_physics]

The slowness of the rotary dial might be actually a strength in certain use cases, like when its critical to get the number right the first time around. Consider attaching it to a Bloomberg terminal to eliminate the "fat finger" problem.

[hjkl0]

I was going to comment that I remember it being the opposite: it was _so_ slow that I would find myself losing my place in the number I was trying to dial and having to hang up and start over.

But then again, maybe that does mean I was less likely to end up dialing the wrong number.

That said, the phenomenon of dialing the wrong number was already well known when everyone was still using rotary dials, so maybe it’s not such a strength after all.

[euroderf]

No more mistaken multi-billion-dollar bank transfers and stock trades !