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First digital answering machine, the Telstar. (Patreon)

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2017-03-20 18:59:01

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This was an interesting donation I received a few weeks ago. I had never even heard of it, but it turns out to be quite an interesting device.

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The first all-digital answering machine, the Telstar Call Control System.

Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/8bitguy1 Visit my website: www.the8bitguy.com In this episode I take a look at the Telstar Call Control system from 1983, made by Western Electric for AT&T. This was more than just an answering machine!