Hackers would play their practical jokes, planting bogus news stories. Thomas Edison, a crack telegraph operator, proposed to his wife, Mina, over the wires. Chat rooms sprung up, creating cross-country romances that wrecked marriages. You've Got Mail. . Sample of Morse Code.
Truth is, it was merely the easiest Morse code letter sequence to recognize.
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