TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Data Comm History -- IBM Seeks Microwave Channels

hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
25 Jan 2006 11:36:02 -0800

• Review Index Sorted By: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
• Next message: Jim Haynes: "Re: Need Help With a Telephone Mystery"
• Previous message: Eric Zorn: "Reasons For Not Being Online Getting Old and Stale"
• TELECOM Digest: Home Page

Along our discussions about early data communications history, I found
a New York Times article describing how IBM sought FCC to build and
operate microwave transmission systems for data communications.

The IBM proposal, in conjunction with General Electric, covered a
"three channel terminal at Washington and a six channel station in NYC
to serve Washington and Schenectady". Such a system will provide a
new business-machine service to industry as well as extensive
television capacity.

New York Times, 8/13/44.

[public replies, please]

Post Followup Article Use your browser's quoting feature to quote article into reply

Go to Next message: Jim Haynes: "Re: Need Help With a Telephone Mystery"

Go to Previous message: Eric Zorn: "Reasons For Not Being Online Getting Old and Stale"

TELECOM Digest: Home Page