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Invisible wrote:
> analogue cell phone wouldn't be much use...
Why would you say that? It took bigger batteries, and could carry fewer
calls with more interference, but it wasn't really any different from analog
vs digital long distance lines.
> (OOC, does anybody know how long electricity has been around? I thought
> it was comparatively new.)
Electricity for communication (telegraph, radios, etc) has been around since
early 1800s. Mid 1800s saw widespread electric distribution, electric
lights, etc.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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