"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously
considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently
of no value to us." --Western Union internal memo, 1876.
considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently
of no value to us." --Western Union internal memo, 1876.
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The device is inherently of no value to us. -- Western... - MEMO:
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1. [common] Lacking any complex internal
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