On the 1866 first successful transatlantic communication network took two minutes to transmit just 1 character—a rate of about 0.1 words per minute. A full message took ~17 hours to transmit. The Gutta-percha cable could be used today. Plastic technology did not last as long. https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1213594977034334209 …pic.twitter.com/fK9DD4HDJt
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