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07-09-2007 10:17 AM

Comments on: e and b jacobs

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founded 1844 shown here in 1868 in the 100 block of Texas.

LateNight

07-09-2007 10:20 AM

I may have already commented on this picture.. but just look at that pic. it's freakin' Deadwood right here in Shreveport. I love it. So in 1868, would shreveport of had Telegraph yet ?

LateNight

07-09-2007 10:19 PM

apparently Shreveport was connected to Houston, TX via telegraph in 1853

:)

rhertz

07-09-2007 11:30 PM

LOL, Interesting. How fast is morse code? I'm guessing the "baud rate" would be somewhere between 10 and 30 bps (encoded/compressed) That was the first "Internet". :D

When did the Titanic sink? They were still using morse code at that time, although it was wireless....

joepole

07-10-2007 08:40 AM

Titanic sank in 1912.

rhertz

07-10-2007 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by joepole

Titanic sank in 1912.

Wow 60 years without a speed increase in "the Internet". That must have sucked although going wireless must have been a big boom especially for maritime applications.

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