Telstar was a BIG DEAL! There was even a pop song about it. -John
============ > I was surprised to see how late it was before the first *wired* > transatlantic phone call was made: 1956 ($12/3 minutes, 36 lines > available). the first Telstar call wasn't that much later in 1962. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.