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From: geo@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (George Bray)
Newsgroups: comp.society
Subject: Email VoiceMail Phone
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Date: 16 Jul 90 08:01:50 GMT
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Recent discussions about the effectiveness of communication by email or
real-time telephone conversations have argued that the textual media is
inferior.

In comparing these technologies I think there's a system between them
providing benefits of both - VoiceMail.

Today, VoiceMail is like a store-and-forward telephone answering
machine.  The benefits of vocal cues and inflection are available on a
read-it-when-you-want basis.

Unfortunately, VoiceMail is not as widespread as USENET.  When it is, it
might be as useful and communicative as the telephone.

George Bray