His "World System" pretty much describes a large part of the tech world today to me... 1. The inter-connection of the existing telegraph exchanges or offices a

His "World System" pretty much describes a large part of the tech world today to me... 1. The inter-connection of the existing telegraph exchanges or offices all over the world 2. The establishment of a secret and non-interferable government telegraph services 3. The inter-connection of all the present telephone exchanges or offices on the Globe 4. The universal distribution of general news, by telegraph or telephone, in connection with the Press 5. The establishment of such a "World System" of intelligence transmission for exclusive private use 6. The inter-connecting and operation of all stock tickers of the world 7. The establishment of the World-System of musical distribution, etc. 8. The universal registration of time by inexpensive clocks indicating the hour with astronomical precision and requiring no attention whatever 9. The world transmission of typed or hand-written characters, letters, checks, etc. 10. The establishment of a universal marine service enabling the navigators of all ships to steer perfectly without compass, to determine the exact location, hour and speed, to prevent collisions and disasters 11. The inauguration of a system of world-printing on land and sea 12. The world reproduction of photographic pictures and all kinds of record