The Cellar - View Single Post - Dial-up Internet is like old party-line phones

SteveDallas · 05-15-2003, 01:17 PM

I have no idea about the history of the party line, but if you're thinking about questions like these, you may like The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage. It's about the early telegraph systems and how they made possible previously unheard of feats of communication.

05-15-2003, 01:17 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I have no idea about the history of the party line, but if you're thinking about questions like these, you may like The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage. It's about the early telegraph systems and how they made possible previously unheard of feats of communication.