Saturday, September 12, 2009

Text messaging: 1849

TALKING BY TELEGRAPH

Not content with the wonders the Electric Telegraph performs--not satisfied with its facility in announcing outbreaks--aye, and making them also, now and then--it has been proposed to apply its powers to the operations of every-day life, and to carry on ordinary conversations by means of the Electric Telegraph....

...We should be glad to see speakers in the House of Commons limited to the use of the machine, which would prevent the other Members from being overwhelmed by the drowsiness which the soporific qualities of tone and style will induce...
--From Punch, or The London Charivari--

Can you imagine people sending text messages for everyday conversations? Ridiculous!

2 comments:

Trooper York said...

YOU LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trooper York said...

Oh sorry, wrong thread.