This discussion will focus on answering machines and the caller identification system, and how this technology affects our leisure time, our business interactions, and our personal relationships.

This discussion will focus on answering machines and the caller identification system, and how this technology affects our leisure time, our business interactions, and our personal relationships. The history and progression of this technology is documented to collectively show the impact that it has had in our world. The control of communication that we exercise in our own homes and offices and how this in turn directly relates to our everyday lives will be explored. …

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