Taken sometime in the early 80’s? My desk at KBOA (Kennett MO). Manual typewriter instead of computer; rotary dial phone; 45rpm records in the shelves behind me; paper desk calendar; bulletin board; cassette tape.
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Claude.ai ID’s analog items in this photo:
I can see the “STEVE MAYS” nameplate and references to “K-T-M-O” on the bulletin board. Let me do a thorough count:
Timekeeping & Electronics:
1 Flip-digit clock (showing 10:25)
2 Rotary dial telephone (black, classic)
3 Clock radio / monitor receiver (next to the flip clock)
Office Equipment:
4. Manual or electric typewriter (left side)
Writing & Paper:
5. Open binder/logbook (he’s writing in it) 6. Pen in hand
7. Pencils in a desk holder/cup 8. Loose papers/documents on the desk 9. Papers pinned to the cork bulletin board 10. Handwritten sign: “AIR CHECKS!”
11. Handwritten sign: “NEW STEP BOOK FOR K-T-M-O”
12. Printed schedule/list on the bulletin board
13. Yellow notepad or sticky note (on board)
Furniture & Fixtures:
14. Cork bulletin board
15. Vinyl/fabric curtains (gold/yellow)
16. Wooden record shelving unit (with what looks like vinyl records or cart slots)
17. Metal desk
18. Key hanging on a nail/hook by the window
Media:
19. Records or broadcast cartridges in the shelving rack
20. Small photo pinned to the wall (upper right of the window)
Personal:
21. The nameplate desk sign — “STEVE MAYS”
I count roughly 21 distinctly analog items — and honestly, everything in this frame is analog. There isn’t a single digital object in sight. A perfect snapshot of radio station life, probably late ’70s or early ’80s.