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The original voice memo, hungry for wax cylinders and the secrets of busy men.
name originTrademark coined by the Columbia Graphophone Company
wax cylindersEarly models recorded onto shavable, reusable wax
edison rivalSpun from Edison's phonograph patents in 1907
office stapleBosses dictated, typists transcribed for nearly a century
watergate echoVoice-activated recorders descend from this dictation tech