"PHOTOTELEGRAPHY:" IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE TERM IS BEING APPLIED TO THE SCANNING OF A PHOTOGRAPH AND TRANSMITTING IT VIA ONE OF THOSE OLD FASHIONED FACSIMILE MACHINES.....YOU REMEMBER THEM......A ROUND ROTATING DRUM THAT SENT PHOTOS ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TELEVISION WAS IN IT EMBRYONIC STAGES WITH CUMBERSOME WIRES AND EQUIPMENT.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
1928: IS THIS THE GENESIS OF THE FAX?
"PHOTOTELEGRAPHY:" IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE TERM IS BEING APPLIED TO THE SCANNING OF A PHOTOGRAPH AND TRANSMITTING IT VIA ONE OF THOSE OLD FASHIONED FACSIMILE MACHINES.....YOU REMEMBER THEM......A ROUND ROTATING DRUM THAT SENT PHOTOS ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TELEVISION WAS IN IT EMBRYONIC STAGES WITH CUMBERSOME WIRES AND EQUIPMENT.
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