More Than 80,000 Hookups In 1960
Back in the 60s women were able to start dating from 12 to 18 years old. Hookups took place all over America as there were more than 80,000 phone hookups in the United States. By 1980, there were more than 175 million telephone ringing across America. Even more, technology entered homes and offices with music. Some would argue that vinyl is better than CDs, but it’s the other way around, CDs win in sound. The same debate about WAV files versus MP3 files, well, WAV files are better quality than MP3 files. Podcasters will most likely save files as MP3 files because they’re compressed and take up less space, to load faster. Their coding enables podcasters to store and distribute shows using little memory without sacrificing sound quality.
When you think about the 60s, it was a tricky time for us. It was during the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and antiwar protests. Don’t forget about the political assassinations and law enforcement brutalizing folks with dogs and water pumps. You could imagine that the best thing about the 60s was the music. It seemed to bring people together. Did you know that people still buy CDs? Since the pandemic CD sales have skyrocketed.
We’ve become spoiled since 1875 when David Edward Hughes demonstrated with carbon microphones. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone made noise with a moving coil. By 1993, the first digital cellular network went online in Orlando. And legend has it that inventor James Russell is responsible for the CD evolution, but evolved in 1980. Sony and Philips created the famed “Red Book” standard, which was a series of documents that outlined a 120mm diameter disc bearing music at a resolution of 16 bit/44.1kHz. Back in 1948, Peter Goldmark introduced the first LP (Long Play) record. That vinyl could play somewhere around 21 minutes per side, with dimensions of 12 inches wide, playing at a speed of 33 1/3 RPM.
