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Qalcfm new mem y nfs. by Patty Kennedy Write an exciting, inter- esting feature about the phone, said Mrs. Gish. WHAT'? How can I find interesting facts about the telephone? I replied think- ing that this time, my year- book adviser had definitely gone off the deep end. At first glance, I thought there would be nothing interest- ing about the history of the common, everyday phone. So I put off writing the story until the day before it was due. l slowly sauntered down the hall and entered the Ii- brary. Aftr the usual interro- gation, tWhere's your pass?l l proceeded to unra- vel and uncover the bizarre and utterly spell-binding world of . . . the telephone. Chapter One History of the Telephone The year is 1871. The place, Boston, Massachu- setts. A seemingly normal teacher of the deaf named Alexander Graham Bell be- gan experimenting with a device called the harmonic telegraph that could send several messages over one wire. Five years later on March 10, Bell was messing around with a new transmit- ter when he clumsily knocked some acid on to his clothes. He cried out, Mr. Watson, come here. l want you! into an experi- mental telephone. tHe also uttered other phrases that cannot be transcribed here for reasons of decency.l Watson rushed in and in- formed Bell that he heard every word you said-distict- ly. At that Bell said, Who gives a darn! Get this acid off me! And the rest is his- tory. Chapter Two Types of Telphones Some of you readers may see the title of this chapter and run screaming for your lives, but-it's really not so bad. You see, there are billions and billons of types of phones out in the world but I can only name a few in this chapter. Phones have changed in style from the common dial phone to types of phones as varied as the owner's personality. For a delicate, feminine person, a Princess style telephone would be appro- priate. For the child at heart, a Mickey Mouse or Darth Vander phone is available. And finally, for the tradi- tional folks, the desk and wall phones are still around. GOLDEN EAGLE YELLOW PAGES Chapter Three Using the Telephone No, this is not a joke. So often we take our phones for granted that we don't think much about the care and feeding of them. Country-Greeting France- Allo fHellol Germany- Hallo fHellol Greece- Embros fGo Aheadl india- Hanji fGreetingsJ Iran- Balch fYesl Israel- Shalom fPeacel Italy- Pronto flfleadyl Japan- Mashi-Mashi fHellol Mexico- Bueno fGood Dayl Chapter Four The Future of the Telephone New innovations will be added. Maybe one day we'll have a phone that an- swers itself. Or maybe there will be a telephone that cooks spaghetti when in use. Or maybe there will even be a phone that can plan your yearly budget. Who knows? Somewhere in the haze, a teacher of the deaf, named Alexander Graham Bell is watching in amazement as his simple communications device is transformed into a complex telecommunications gold mine. DIRECTORY
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