1/22
I’m old enough to remember when you’d have to find a phone that was plugged in, call someone, and hope they were there to pick up the call. But I want to take you back – before texts, or email, or answering machines or fax machines, to the days of the Telex. #velshi
I’m old enough to remember when you’d have to find a phone that was plugged in, call someone, and hope they were there to pick up the call. But I want to take you back – before texts, or email, or answering machines or fax machines, to the days of the Telex. #velshi
2/22
I want to show you a machine. This right here is a Telex - it looks like an old typewriter – it was also known as a Teletype or a Teleprinter. And it was the first common way to reliably send messages. #velshi
I want to show you a machine. This right here is a Telex - it looks like an old typewriter – it was also known as a Teletype or a Teleprinter. And it was the first common way to reliably send messages. #velshi
3/22
Unless you’re of a certain age, you may never have seen one of these – they were created and used in the post-World War II period. And the Telex wasn’t a household item. #velshi
Unless you’re of a certain age, you may never have seen one of these – they were created and used in the post-World War II period. And the Telex wasn’t a household item. #velshi
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