Comments on: Radio-Newspaper Receiver for Home Use http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1047101 Casandro Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:40:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/#comment-1047101 My parents recently build a mobile telephone which seems to have a buildt-in electronic paper display. My parents recently build a mobile telephone which seems to have a buildt-in electronic paper display.

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1047048 Blurgle Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:19:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/#comment-1047048 You can get all kinds of newspapers on Kindle - if you live in the US. In Canada, forget it: the private companies that own the required bandwidths have priced them out of affordability. That's one reason why the iPhone isn't available in Canada - the bandwidth that costs about $20 a month in the US would cost up to $500 a month depending on the province. You can get all kinds of newspapers on Kindle – if you live in the US. In Canada, forget it: the private companies that own the required bandwidths have priced them out of affordability.

That’s one reason why the iPhone isn’t available in Canada – the bandwidth that costs about $20 a month in the US would cost up to $500 a month depending on the province.

]]> By: mrdweeb http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1047045 mrdweeb Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:10:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/#comment-1047045 Printing or viewing newspapers (or magazines) at home is a problem for which there is still no perfect solution. pdf files and electronic books are trying, but "electronic paper" is no where to be seen. Printing or viewing newspapers (or magazines) at home is a problem for which there is still no perfect solution. pdf files and electronic books are trying, but “electronic paper” is no where to be seen.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1047032 Firebrand38 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:09:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/#comment-1047032 Quite true http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/fax_machine.htm Quite true http://inventors.about.com/od/.....achine.htm

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1047027 Blurgle Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:59:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/#comment-1047027 This is actually documented history. W9XZY in St. Louis, Missouri transmitted the first radio fax newspaper (the Post-Dispatch) in December 1938 and began regular transmissions in February 1939. More information can be found <a href="http://www.antiqueradios.com/features/fax.shtml" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The last photo on the page shows the receiver, which looked just like this one. Radio fax technology was fairly advanced by this time. The cabinet this receiver is in is actually larger than strictly necessary. Only two years later, the Canadian Army (and probably other military institutions) began to use portable radiofaxes to send weather maps and the like to forward installations. The Museum of the Regiments in Calgary has one of the earlier models on display - it's about the size of a large backpack and was carried as such by a member of the signal corps. Fax is much older than most people realize. The technology dates back to the middle of the 19th century. This is actually documented history. W9XZY in St. Louis, Missouri transmitted the first radio fax newspaper (the Post-Dispatch) in December 1938 and began regular transmissions in February 1939. More information can be found here. The last photo on the page shows the receiver, which looked just like this one.

Radio fax technology was fairly advanced by this time. The cabinet this receiver is in is actually larger than strictly necessary. Only two years later, the Canadian Army (and probably other military institutions) began to use portable radiofaxes to send weather maps and the like to forward installations. The Museum of the Regiments in Calgary has one of the earlier models on display – it’s about the size of a large backpack and was carried as such by a member of the signal corps.

Fax is much older than most people realize. The technology dates back to the middle of the 19th century.

]]> By: Eamon http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1047026 Eamon Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:42:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/17/radio-newspaper-receiver-for-home-use/#comment-1047026 Something about this seems fishy to me. A fax machine in 1939 for public consumption that converts radio to text and images? Does anyone have any more information about this? Something about this seems fishy to me. A fax machine in 1939 for public consumption that converts radio to text and images? Does anyone have any more information about this?

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