Ivokhowuda zange ifanele ukuba yinguqu emculweni. Bekungafanelanga ukuba yinantoni na emculweni, ngokwenene. Uphuhliso lwayo lwaqala kwinkulungwane eyadlulayo, xa injineli eBell Labs yayikhangela indlela elula yokuthumela umnxeba kwiintambo zocingo zobhedu. Injineli, uHomer Dudley, yakhe iteknoloji ecocekileyo enokuthi ibambe kwaye idibanise ilizwi lomntu.
Njengetekhnoloji enkulu isenza, ivowuda kwangoko yathatha ubomi bayo. Idlale indima ephambili kwiMfazwe yesibini yeHlabathi, ivumela unxibelelwano oluyimfihlo kulo lonke ulwandle. Kwaye ke, kwiminyaka embalwa kamva, yaqala ukuba yinto yomculo. Ekuqaleni amagcisa ambalwa aye …