ellisond@uunet.uu.net (Dell H. Ellison) (02/25/91)
In article <telecom11.139.3@eecs.nwu.edu>, gabe@sirius.ctr.columbia. edu (Gabe Wiener) writes: > Gabe Wiener - Columbia Univ. "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings > gabe@ctr.columbia.edu to be seriously considered as a means of > gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu communication. The device is inherently of > 72355.1226@compuserve.com no value to us." -Western Union memo, 1877 Here's another quote that I like: "Well-informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires. Even if it were, it would be of no practical value." - Boston Post 1865