* "It makes the telephone more useful, the phonograph more valuable and both more necessary," said Thomas Edison, with an uncharacteristic lack of foresight. The Telescribe, a machine designed to record telephone conversations, was unveiled 100 years ago today, with praise heaped upon it by journalists who hadn't actually seen it working. "Telescribing will become a custom," predicted The Rotarian, incorrectly.
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