Today marks the 134th birthday of the telephone. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell shouted into the phone mouthpiece, “Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you,” [source]. After which, assistant Thomas Watson walked to Alexander and said he heard him.
One hundred and thirty four years is a pretty long time. In the early 1970’s, the cell phone was invented, but didn’t hit the market until 1983 [source]. In the same year, the “first networking protocol used on the ARPANET was the Network Control Program”. However, both the cell phone and the internet didn’t hit mainstream until the early 1990’s.
The telephone was a revolutionary invention in 1876, an accomplishment that will not be forgotten. But, Mr. Reader, come here – I want to show you: If you were using the same transportation system in 1876, you might be driving this:
Our point? Telephone on the Plain Old Telephone Network as we know it is a technology Grandpa. Respect him, but don’t use his gadgets!