COMMUNICATIONS GROWTH ( PART 1)

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Long time ago, human did far communications use simple media like fire, drum, water, and also smoke. For example, long time ago, drum is used by original society of Africa, New Guinea, and South America for communications. And China’s society used tamtam a kind drum for communications.

At fifth century Before Christ, the ancient Yunani Kingdom and Romawi Kingdom use fire for communications among mount to mount or tower to tower. And at fourth Anno Domini, Aeneas the Tactictian propose communications system use water. That system is called hydro optical telegraph. Use that system many people can send messages very quickly from one place to other place.

And at period of France revolution, Claude Shape found telecommunications tools. That tools is called mechanical optical telegraph. The tools in the form of bar which can be moved by rope, so that can form various symbol or letter character, its amount reach 196. the telegraph network consisted of 22 station with coverage 240 Km, with time for send messages about 2 until 6 minutes.