[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":615},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-29620235":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":5,"maker":10,"posted_at":11,"year":12,"points":13,"comments":14,"rank_in_year":15,"shown_in_year":16,"top":17,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":19,"keywords":21,"reception":26,"sentiment":27,"stance_mix":28,"scored_comments":33,"aspects":34,"strip":44,"post_text":47,"what":48,"said":85,"maker_in_thread":173,"shape":182,"grid":186,"attempts":576,"same_week":577,"maker_shows":420,"maker_hidden":607,"reader_version":608,"card":609},"29620235","fourlightyears.blogspot.com","Mum's 80th birthday present- a rotary phone from the 1970's","title","Show HN: Mum's 80th birthday present- a rotary phone from the 1970's","http:\u002F\u002Ffourlightyears.blogspot.com\u002F2021\u002F12\u002Fthis-is-my-mums-80th-birthday-present.html","andrewstuart",1639960282,2021,343,143,98,2533,4,"legend","hardware","retro phone conversion",[22,23,24,25],"rotary phone","raspberry pi","retro phone","gpio","curious",0.068,{"positive":29,"neutral":30,"mixed":31,"critical":32},11,26,1,10,48,{"idea":35,"execution":37,"performance":39,"pricing":40,"docs":41,"design":42},{"positive":36,"critical":31},7,{"positive":38,"critical":31},0,{"positive":38,"critical":31},{"positive":38,"critical":38},{"positive":31,"critical":38},{"positive":38,"critical":43},3,[45,38,38,17,43,31,46,45,45,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,45,38,38,43,38,45,43,45,43,43,31,38,31,31,38,43,43,45,43,43,31,38,43],5,2,null,{"problem":49,"audience":60,"pricing":47,"motivation":47,"time_to_build":47,"stack":68,"openness":82,"stage":83,"team_size":84},{"value":50,"source":51,"evidence":52},"A birthday gift that turns an old rotary phone into a playful audio toy.","inferred",[53,56],{"id":54,"by":10,"text":55},"29620910","I should do a technical writeup - ion the meantime: Here's a video I made mainly for myself so no polish at all: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=jjLPGDQlgKQ Here's the Python…",{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},"29620694","wonderwonder","That's pretty great. Well done, I'm sure your mom is going to be thrilled. I'm always amazed at what people are able to build when they set their minds to it",{"value":61,"source":51,"evidence":62},"Maker's mum, turning 80, and others wanting retro phone projects.",[63,64],{"id":54,"by":10,"text":55},{"id":65,"by":66,"text":67},"29620796","abalaji","This is such a thoughtful idea--I'm sure she really enjoyed it. I'll bet there are some people who would enjoy being able to buy a \"modern\" rotary phone for purely aesthetic…",[69,74,78],{"value":70,"source":71,"evidence":72},"Python","maker",[73],{"id":54,"by":10,"text":55},{"value":75,"source":71,"evidence":76},"Raspberry Pi Zero",[77],{"id":54,"by":10,"text":55},{"value":79,"source":71,"evidence":80},"USB audio card",[81],{"id":54,"by":10,"text":55},"open_source","launched","solo",{"praise":86,"objections":108,"requests":127,"questions":146,"alternatives":154},[87,97],{"value":88,"source":89,"evidence":90},"Thoughtful, creative gift.","commenter",[91,92,96],{"id":57,"by":58,"text":59},{"id":93,"by":94,"text":95},"29620975","squeaky-clean","Thats such an insanely cool and thoughtful gift.",{"id":65,"by":66,"text":67},{"value":98,"source":89,"evidence":99},"Nostalgic for rotary phones.",[100,104],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"29621785","Borrible","A blast from the past. You're a great son. At home, I still use a W48 [0], I bought somewhere in the mid-90s on a flea market. Just have to change the carbon capsule microphone…",{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"29620886","tartoran","I grew up on rotary phones in the 80s. Though I havent touched one in over 30 years, I still remember the distinctive feel of the rotary dial, it certainly had its own character…",[109,116],{"value":110,"source":89,"evidence":111},"Cannot call 911, risky for elderly users.",[112],{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"29621285","floam","Something that looks and acts like a phone that can't call 911 might not be a super idea in a home with elderly.",{"value":117,"source":89,"evidence":118},"Rotary dials are tedious and can hurt fingers.",[119,123],{"id":120,"by":121,"text":122},"29631609","dmz73","Why does he hate his mum so much? Rotary phone for an 80yo is like having a guillotine for fingers. I am still in my 40s and I DO NOT WANT to use a rotary phone ever again.",{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},"29625991","thinkcontext","My parents still have two working rotary phones on their landline. And not one of those fancy, newfangled plastic ones, theirs are metal that hurt my fingers. They are hard wired…",[128,135],{"value":129,"source":89,"evidence":130},"Write-up on driving the ringer.",[131],{"id":132,"by":133,"text":134},"29620898","endgame","The thing I want to see written up in one of these conversion projects: how to drive the ringer.",{"value":136,"source":89,"evidence":137},"Technical details and photos.",[138,142],{"id":139,"by":140,"text":141},"29620634","gus_massa","Do you have any photos of the inside, and how you replaced the parts? I think some additional technical details and photos may help to get traction here.",{"id":143,"by":144,"text":145},"29620882","rubidium","This is great. I love how the write up didn’t go into technical details (“a computer”) but focused on the important part. But I do want to know to know the technical details…. :)",[147],{"value":148,"source":89,"evidence":149},"Does the phone still work as a real phone?",[150],{"id":151,"by":152,"text":153},"29620807","loonster","Any plans to make the phone work?",[155,166],{"value":156,"source":89,"evidence":157},"Phone conversion using SIP client or VoIP ATA.",[158,162],{"id":159,"by":160,"text":161},"29625645","Aspos","Before reading the article I was sure you installed a SIP client on Raspberry Pi and wired the speaker\u002Fmic to the headset so she could actually make calls with it. Still awesome.",{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},"29621061","LVDOVICVS","I have and sometimes use a 1935 Western Electric phone and it's associated \"subscriber set\" with my Google Voice account. 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