Telephone answering machines were almost a fad. They were hindered for years by not being allowed to connect to the phone lines. Then a mix of cell phones and the phone company offering voicemail made ...

My family has finally retired our digital answering machine and switched to all cell phones. However we have a few messages on the machine that we would like to archive in .mp3 format before recycling ...

Martin Schneider of the website "Dangerous Minds" reviews a series of pre-recorded outgoing messages made by Radio Shack in the 1980s when home answering machines first cropped up. Sometimes, someone ...

Hi this is _____. I can't come to the phone right now, but if you leave your name, credit card number, and expiration date, I'll get right back to you.

For people who grew up in the mid-1970s, The Rockford Files is probably a recognizable TV show that brings back fond memories. Those born after the 1980s may be less inclined to have heard of the show ...

Apple's implementation of a digital video answering machine, once destined for inclusion in an earlier version of Mac OS X, has been resurrected in a patent filing, suggesting the company may give the ...

Martin Schneider of the website "Dangerous Minds" reviews a series of pre-recorded outgoing messages made by Radio Shack in the 1980s when home... Radio Shack's Answering Machine Messages Were Hip To ...