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Atul Arora
Why text messages are limited to 160 characters | Technology | Los Angeles Times - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technol...
May 3, 2009
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"For one, they found that postcards often contained fewer than 150 characters. Second, they analyzed a set of messages sent through Telex, a then-prevalent telegraphy network for business professionals. Despite not having a technical limitation, Hillebrand said, Telex transmissions were usually about the same length as postcards."
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