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by SanjayMehta 946 days ago
T9 text with a rotary phone. That would have been fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text)
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xxs 946 days ago
I thought it'd be T9 - that was a glorious system.
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dontlaugh 946 days ago
It was useless if your language isn't supported, though. For many, T9 was no longer relevant by the time their language got support.
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aschmelyun 946 days ago
I still miss it to this day, for basic texting it was the superior system.
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Symbiote 946 days ago
It's easy to install a custom keyboard on Android, at least.
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xxs 946 days ago
no real tactile feedback
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