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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · #486 Talking Hand


The original text messaging.

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Jan 28, 2012 at 08:01 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · #486 Talking Hand


And you only need one hand to do it! Who says today's technology is better?

Neat shot, is it still operational, assuming someone on the other end can understand it?



Jan 28, 2012 at 08:12 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · #486 Talking Hand


Thanks svassh,
This young man was giving a demo and the straight key was hooked up to a speaker so you could "hear the code". He did say that it was fully operational.

Jim



Jan 28, 2012 at 08:22 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · #486 Talking Hand


Great idea. I wonder how many people these days can understand morse code. Back when I was 15 I had a friend that learned (I think to get a shortwave radio license), but I would think that fewer and fewer people these days would be inclined to learn.


Jan 29, 2012 at 03:20 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · #486 Talking Hand


Thanks _jon,
He would send off a series of beeps and burps and his buddy across the room would write it down. It pretty much sounded like a bunch of noise to me, but there was a rhythm to it.

Jim



Jan 29, 2012 at 04:24 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · #486 Talking Hand


Nice Jim. You are coming up with some really great entries as of late. It's fun to see you exercising your creativity.


Jan 29, 2012 at 04:28 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · #486 Talking Hand


mark fadely wrote:
Nice Jim. You are coming up with some really great entries as of late. It's fun to see you exercising your creativity.


Thanks for the compliment Mark,
It's great fun to be a participant in these forums, and sometimes frustrating. All of you have been great mentors!

Jim



Jan 29, 2012 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · #486 Talking Hand


So interesting to see the actual working device and some code. Thanks for sharing it with the forum. ~Jamie


Jan 31, 2012 at 04:50 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · #486 Talking Hand


Nice idea, helped change the west.

Norm



Jan 31, 2012 at 07:41 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · #486 Talking Hand


Thanks for taking the time to comment Jamie and Norm. Yes, it seems like many of the old western movies had a telegraph somewhere in them didn't they?

I also enjoy seeing old time technology at work.

Jim



Jan 31, 2012 at 08:48 PM





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