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Hey Reyes and all,

John mentioned our Code Mode exhibit, which has been a hit,  
demonstrating, in a relatively simple way, the principle of coding  
information to simplify complex data for transmission.  The Packet  
Traffic exhibit elaborates on this in a great big kinetic spectacle.

I want to add that our Telecommunication exhibition starts with a  
simple fifty foot hose through which visitors can talk to each other.   
It's a nice, simple way to get people thinking about communicating over  
a long distance.  The label reads, "Why doesn't a real telephone work  
this way?"-- a great primer for the imagination, and a question I hope  
the rest of the exhibition answers.

In retrospect, I wish we'd built a network of talking tubes, complete  
with "switchers."
Could be cool--and it gets at the whole subject of the Network, which  
is tougher to tackle than at first it may seem.


JasonJayStevens
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> We have recently completed an exhibit on the way packets of  
> information are sent over the internet.Our device uses no computers  
> and demonstrates this with
> 35 mm diameter white and black balls, the ASCII code, and compressed  
> air.
>
> It's been a big hit.
>
> We've also built an exhibit caled "In Code Mode" whioch is very  
> popular as well and which allows visitors to play with sending coded  
> messages. It's very simple and easy to build.
>
> John Bowditch
> Exhibits Director
> Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
> 220 East Ann Street
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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>> From:         Reyes Esparcia
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>> Subject:      Telecommunications activities
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>> Hello to everyone:
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>> I'm posting this message from Spain. From the Telecommunication Museum
>> (Madrid). My question is about activities related to  
>> Telecommunications and
>> its understanding. I have found a lot of activities related to  
>> chemistry or
>> physics, but I'd rather would like to teach more about  
>> Telecommunications
>> stricktly speaking.
>>
>> I would really appreciate any help or idea. Every track will be very
>> welcome.
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>> Thank you very much in advance
>>
>> Reyes Esparcia
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