I was noticing the 'Z' in the '0' button, then I glanced at the Panasonic cordless and Vodavi 2701 I can see from my desk and , "When the heck did the 'Q' and 'Z' end up on the '7' and '9' buttons, respectively?" I know most AA/VM's say to push 7 for Q and 9 for Z, but when did the manufacturers start including the letters on the buttons? I guess I need to pay more attention to the 'little' stuff! Sorry, Arthur, Didn't mean to hijack your thread. That IS an interesting bit of history. Let's see, first transistor was 1947? Was the phone a beneficiary of military research from WW2? A question that will probably never be answered. John C.

When I was young, I was Liberal. As I aged and wised up, I became Conservative. Now that I'm old, I have settled on Curmudgeon.