35 years ago in communist Romania, do you know what was the most prized, cared for, cutting-edge technology in my family?
If you'd think a TV (television set), you'd be wrong. It was this:
A piece of WW2 equipment running 10 Km of wire through mud to connect us with the civilized world by means of a manual operator.
The technology was so expensive that there were only three institutions in the 1000 houses village that had access to it. 3 phones in the village that is.
1) The Post Office.
2) The Genossenschaft / Kolkhoz.
3) My father.
Being able to call back / connect to the world trumped everything.
If you'd think a TV (television set), you'd be wrong. It was this:
A piece of WW2 equipment running 10 Km of wire through mud to connect us with the civilized world by means of a manual operator.
The technology was so expensive that there were only three institutions in the 1000 houses village that had access to it. 3 phones in the village that is.
1) The Post Office.
2) The Genossenschaft / Kolkhoz.
3) My father.
Being able to call back / connect to the world trumped everything.