Telephone Answering Machines
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Keywords
History of Australian Telecommunications, Telephone Answering Machines, Telecommunication Journal of Australia
Abstract
The Journal revisits an historic paper from 1959, which details the first practical implementations of an automatic telephone answering machine for subscribers in Australia. Three different models are described that essentially provide the same functionality.
References
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Ray, F. R., & Cowhey, J. D. (1959). Automatic Telephone Answering Machines. Telecommunication Journal of Australia, 12(1), 25–28.
Williams, A. (1907). The Romance of Modern Invention. London: Seeley & Co. Available at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41160/41160-h/41160-h.htm
Ray, F. R., & Cowhey, J. D. (1959). Automatic Telephone Answering Machines. Telecommunication Journal of Australia, 12(1), 25–28.
Williams, A. (1907). The Romance of Modern Invention. London: Seeley & Co. Available at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41160/41160-h/41160-h.htm
