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mikelewis

(4,477 posts) Thu Feb 20, 2025, 10:29 AM Feb 20

Cavemen, Carriers, and Cadence: The Fundamentals of Data Communication

"Ever wonder how our caveman ancestors watched reruns of Matlock and Barney Miller from the comfort of their caves? Well, enjoy this short story—the one Al Gore never wanted you to know!"

Cavemen, Carriers, and Cadence: The Fundamentals of Data Communication

https://qmichaellewis.blogspot.com/2025/02/cavemen-carriers-and-cadence.html

WARNING: This is just sick with math. If squiggles throw you off, I get it but you can still understand data communication with this simple analogy. Ever wonder how wifi works? How do they squeeze all those images out of one cable from outer space? Well, the cavemen could do it and so can you! Enjoy the read.

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Cavemen, Carriers, and Cadence: The Fundamentals of Data Communication (Original Post) mikelewis Feb 20 OP

I read it and discovered something about me and electronic communication ... marble falls Feb 20 #1

This story reminds me of my first computer course... malthaussen Feb 20 #2

marble falls

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1. I read it and discovered something about me and electronic communication ...

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Thu Feb 20, 2025, 10:35 AM

Feb 20

malthaussen

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2. This story reminds me of my first computer course...

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Thu Feb 20, 2025, 03:54 PM

Feb 20

... we were working on a Facit computer (Facit was a typewriter/business machine company) that had a whole kilobyte of memory. Programming in machine code, not even Assembly. It took the whole semester just to learn how to make the thing say "Hello."

-- Mal

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