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Brevity was absolutely necessary with the telex, just as it had been with the telegraph. Just as telegrams were billed by the character, space was at a premium on telexes as well. So it is not inconceivable that some chat abbreviations could have diffused from telex writers to the general population, and carried by some of its members to the Internet. But, at this point, it is probably a fruitless endeavor to attempt to prove or disprove this bald assertion, and we therefore will not pursue it. | Brevity was absolutely necessary with the telex, just as it had been with the telegraph. Just as telegrams were billed by the character, space was at a premium on telexes as well. So it is not inconceivable that some chat abbreviations could have diffused from telex writers to the general population, and carried by some of its members to the Internet. But, at this point, it is probably a fruitless endeavor to attempt to prove or disprove this bald assertion, and we therefore will not pursue it. | ||
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Computers used to be big, expensive, and slow. Hopefully you knew this, if not now you do. | Computers used to be big, expensive, and slow. Hopefully you knew this, if not now you do. | ||
====Modems==== | ====Modems==== |