wow communications have gone a long way. i just had a “telephone” conversation with each of my parents from back home… with them sitting 1) at home and the other 2) at work, with me sitting near a cafe in london… using a wireless laptop connection… and in-between “calls” my dad “im’ed” mom to let her know i was going to call.
then i calculated that a 55 minute telephone call to london from home costs only $2, using a well-known long-distance carrier prefix number.
try THAT in 1950.