tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post1553984065556629172..comments2024-03-29T07:48:44.959-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Throwback Thursday - Texting in the 1930'sbookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-1651120272173236922016-06-11T08:47:53.937-04:002016-06-11T08:47:53.937-04:00I have heard about the famous Telex, considered as...I have heard about the famous Telex, considered as technology break through during those days. Glad I stumble upon this lovely post.Vishal Bheeroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229153100959064360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-92201161357782862472016-06-11T08:10:57.842-04:002016-06-11T08:10:57.842-04:00I haven't heard of Telex but I remember there ...I haven't heard of Telex but I remember there were pagers. I have seen the advent of emails and text msgs to the part of India I come from but not Telex. :)Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933210393492294463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-10194823182544560612016-06-10T11:55:41.281-04:002016-06-10T11:55:41.281-04:00I don't remember telex. But I do remember Wang...I don't remember telex. But I do remember Wang Word Processing. I supervised the clerical unit in my office when they were installed. We upgraded a couple years later to the Wang PC, which included interoffice messaging. That was HUGE! Messaging co-workers on screen was so much fun! Like passing notes in high school, with no fear of getting caught! Simpler times...Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238108014844082378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-2486536718263032602016-06-10T08:20:48.453-04:002016-06-10T08:20:48.453-04:00I knew of Telex, but never used it. I think it was...I knew of Telex, but never used it. I think it was better at 300 baud without pictures, personally. :) And even then, only a relative handful of us knew or cared about things like "CB Simulator" and there wasn't so much pressure to reply RIGHTTHISMINUTE... Some days, I have to turn off my phone and shut off IM and email to get real work done. Used to be, you had to phone someone at work - actually talk to them - articulate what you needed - or send a request through interoffice mail. You had to plan what you needed and couldn't just "bounce ideas off of" other people, then change your mind five seconds later. There IS something to be said for that - and for a little time for navel gazing.Holly Jahangirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034708581256314628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-60137972770796934702016-06-10T00:07:40.428-04:002016-06-10T00:07:40.428-04:00Texting in 1930s? I had no idea. I've never he...Texting in 1930s? I had no idea. I've never heard of telex, but I sure wish I knew about it when I first moved abroad in 1980 and my in the pre internet days my only connection to home was an airmail letter that took 2 weeks to arrive.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049052238547572694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-51419845608233523172016-06-09T21:50:09.967-04:002016-06-09T21:50:09.967-04:00Didn't big police department use a machine som...Didn't big police department use a machine something like that. To me texting sort of remind me of shorthand.<br /><br />Coffee is onpeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-89727394686959107572016-06-09T17:55:46.727-04:002016-06-09T17:55:46.727-04:00When my office got it's first fax machine, we ...When my office got it's first fax machine, we thought the technology was amazing. No one was allowed to touch the machine because it was so expensive. Now it is outdated technology.songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-7223276955822230712016-06-09T12:43:16.086-04:002016-06-09T12:43:16.086-04:00Was Telex like a telegraph? That's a little to...Was Telex like a telegraph? That's a little too early for me, but I do remember the days before cell phones and the internet. I actually had a student say something about me using a cell phone when I was a student. I laughed. She was horrified to learn that we did not have cell phones when I was her age.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-38292150446476089102016-06-09T07:16:50.727-04:002016-06-09T07:16:50.727-04:00I don't remember the Telex, but I do remember ...I don't remember the Telex, but I do remember mimeograph machines. What a nightmare those were.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-66692789160029333202016-06-09T07:07:37.229-04:002016-06-09T07:07:37.229-04:00We stopped using Telex when we got fax machines- i...We stopped using Telex when we got fax machines- in the late 1970s. This was how we communicated quickly (let me remind you that it took 5 minutes with the given technology back then to send ONE page) with our clients. Because they did not have access to DARPANet, which used what we now call the Internet for eMail. Cerebrations.bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273098928740152430noreply@blogger.com