A Conversation for The Inventions of Thomas Alva Edison

Duplexed duplex?

Post 1

manolan


I don't understand the repeated reference to "duplex telegraph" in this sentence:

"The way Edison thought to achieve this was by combining the duplex telegraph (sending and receiving a message simultaneously on the same wire) and the duplex telegraph (sending or receiving two messages in the same direction on the same line)."


Duplexed duplex?

Post 2

Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986

It's just a typo. The second one should be 'diplex'.


Duplexed duplex?

Post 3

Smij - Formerly Jimster

Fixed now. Cheers,

Jimster


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