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572:Teleprinter
436:Heliographs
146:FXS gateway
1381:Categories
1294:Antarctica
1253:Toasternet
1175:Television
658:Paul Baran
590:Television
574:(teletype)
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274:2023-07-08
269:VirtualPBX
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1267:Locations
1238:Internet2
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222:softphone
106:July 2023
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788:Bob Kahn
631:Pioneers
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238:See also
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