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Telegraphy didn't die out. It evolved into the internet. (The internet did not spring from nothing.)
by skookumchuck 9y ago
Telegraphy didn't die out. It evolved into the internet. (The internet did not spring from nothing.)
- digi_owl 9y agoKinda. The net itself do not have much in common with telegraphy, but many of the early computers that ran it were operated by a device that came out of the improvements to telegraphy. Yes, the teletype terminal, or TTY.
- skookumchuck 9y agoThat's right. Also keep in mind that the telegraph system was a digital network. It's pretty clear that evolving into the internet was inevitable, as telegraphy had outgrown the abilities of manual operators.