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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Hey Barry, I know you are several years older than me so I want to ask when you were a kid did you ever think we would have instant knowledge like can you drive a car barefoot or be able to communicate instantly across the world in real time without paying 3 arms and 4 legs in long distance fees?
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In the mid 1950s a trans Pacific call was in the price range of $20 for 3 minutes, the minimum charge, and the reception usually sucked. With inflation that is more like $200 for 3 minutes in today's inflated dollars. We were in the Philippines at the time. Received a call when my Grandmother died in California. The changes in international communications for individuals are astonishing since then. Back then telegrams were still a viable means of business and even personal relatively fast communication.