Different Communication Types
Communication Type What was it? When was it used? What did it replace? What replaced it? The Pony Express The Pony Express is an express delivery of mail and business letters by horseback. April 1860 - October 1861 It replaced stagecoach carriages that delivered the mail in twice the time. The Transcontinental Telegraph replaced the Pony Express. Morse Code The Morse code is a code that represents letters as long and short beeps. It was named after Samuel Morse. 1836 - 2015 It replaced the Pony Express and Carriage deliveries due to it’s faster method of transferring information. Modern technologies such as the Fax machine, Telephone, and the Internet replaced the system. Semaphore A Semaphore is a flag system using red and yellow flags and doing certain directions to convey a message. 1684 - Present The Semaphore flag replaced letter delivery due to people signalling one another instead of sending letters back and forth. The Semaphore flag ...
