pushbutton

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The effect was very "analog." It reminded me of switching channels on a monaural, pushbutton car radio, or watching a theatrical documentary shot on film.

From Salon • May 23, 2011

In Evanston, Ill.'s Washington National Insurance Co. building, Otis Elevator installed an electronically controlled elevator system which, it says, makes self-service pushbutton cars practical in busy office buildings for the first time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, as over 100,000 people trooped through Manhattan's Grand Central Palace at the National Business Show, first since 1941, it appeared that the pushbutton world had already closed in on businessmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

At least one other person thought of using the pushbutton phone in this manner fully two years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

His haggardness suggested that for once the pushbutton to the switch of oblivion had failed him.

From Over the Pass by Palmer, Frederick