06-08-2023, 01:51 PM
So you think your long distance bill was too high back in the day? Here's what your money was supporting.
The invention of the transistor. Used in every electronic device known to man.
The invention of the laser. Made CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, and high speed fiber optic networks possible.
The invention of Unix, the precursor of Linux and FreeBSD. Used in most Internet servers today.
And let's not even mention the development of the global telecommunications system we still use today. The ingenious signalling system that continually evolved from ancient Victorian technology to keep up with advances. The first undersea phone cable. The first communications satellite, and inspiration for R2-D2's costume, Telstar.
Yeah, that shit was a little pricey. But look at everything we got back from it. AT&T practically invented the modern world.
The invention of the transistor. Used in every electronic device known to man.
The invention of the laser. Made CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, and high speed fiber optic networks possible.
The invention of Unix, the precursor of Linux and FreeBSD. Used in most Internet servers today.
And let's not even mention the development of the global telecommunications system we still use today. The ingenious signalling system that continually evolved from ancient Victorian technology to keep up with advances. The first undersea phone cable. The first communications satellite, and inspiration for R2-D2's costume, Telstar.
Yeah, that shit was a little pricey. But look at everything we got back from it. AT&T practically invented the modern world.
