<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Since we're off-topic on a Friday night... another similar book that I thoroughly enjoyed was:<div><br></div><div> How the World Was One: Turbulent History of Global Communications by Arthur C. Clarke</div><div><br></div><div>A collection of his essays, speeches and other text that covered the laying of the early telegraph cables and then later got into satellites. Came out back in 1992... seems like it's hard to find right now online.... but was an enjoyable perspective on all of this.</div><div><br></div><div>Dan</div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 29, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Chris Burwell wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Very nice! I didn't even know this documentry exsisted.<br><br>For anyone that likes the movie may be interested in the book A Thread<br>Across the Ocean.<br><br>- Chris<br><br>On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:37 PM, virendra rode<br><<a href="mailto:virendra.rode@outages.org">virendra.rode@outages.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">The weekend is here, time to recharge, empty your head. Please remember to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">clean up after yourselves and turn off the light when you're done.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">A documentary on Cyrus Field and the Atlantic Cable, first broadcast 11<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">April 2005 on PBS TV stations (USA) as part of the American Experience<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">series. If interested, it can also be purchased from your favourite online<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">store.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Great Transatlantic Cable (2005) part 1<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryv2wv_nyhA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryv2wv_nyhA</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Great Transatlantic Cable (2005) part 2<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vV7hYxEjUM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vV7hYxEjUM</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Great Transatlantic Cable (2005) part 3<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7NEEzcPRQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7NEEzcPRQ</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Great Transatlantic Cable (2005) part 4<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf7kXO2YNf0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf7kXO2YNf0</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Great Transatlantic Cable (2005) part 5<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7II18QaORk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7II18QaORk</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Great Transatlantic Cable (2005) part 6<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75kzdNFjWNM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75kzdNFjWNM</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">regards,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">/virendra<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Outages-discussion mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:Outages-discussion@outages.org">Outages-discussion@outages.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages-discussion">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages-discussion</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br>Outages-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Outages-discussion@outages.org">Outages-discussion@outages.org</a><br>https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages-discussion<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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