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NIbmeister's avatar

And then, someone figured out how to twist two wires together and send the signals differentially, but I'm getting ahead of the story.

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rickrolled's avatar

Fascinating post! I remember reading about the Telharmonium many years ago but never heard about Cahill’s business troubles.

Also, incredible photo of those 1890’s phone lines.

Appreciate your work.

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Hans G. Schantz's avatar

Glad you appreciated it. There are any number of similar photos available online, like here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/historical-times-in-2023--979040406472637717/ I had to go digging to find one that was clearly public domain in order to share it.

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ScuzzaMan's avatar

Sounds gay.

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