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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 9591848, member: 56&quot;]Like an early texting system.&nbsp; You had to purchase it from a telegraph company, which generated the message and transmitted it over land lines, and you paid by the word.&nbsp; At the destination, it could be read over a phone or delivered as hard copy (or both).&nbsp; Pretty old technology.&nbsp; Back in the days when long distance phone calls were very expensive and difficult to connect. </p><p><br /></p><p>Transmitted pictures were also known as a wirephotos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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