Wasnt that pm still limited by wire? So not even on a boat
The idea of an airplane would he quite a stretch in 1876 considering the Wright brothers made their famous flight in 1903.
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The idea of an airplane would he quite a stretch in 1876 considering the Wright brothers made their famous flight in 1903.
Wasnt that pm still limited by wire? So not even on a boat
ramble81@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
My point was more about instantaneous communication for civilians between a ship in the middle of the sea and an airplane half a world away.
Even if the plane existed you’re not gonna be running a telegraph cable to that or the ship. Even if you focused on radio, a general passenger wouldn’t be able to use it on a whim.
elephantium@lemmy.world 1 week ago
And there, you’d be looking at 1901 for the first trans-Atlantic signal.
But then again, a general passenger couldn’t use the plane’s radio on a whim back in – oh, 2003 (first airplane wifi came about in 2004 apparently). There are some layers to this thought.