the first commercially successful answering machine came out in 1949.
the first commercially successful answering machine came out in 1949.
when did the first commercially successful answering machine come out?
1949
a commercial answering machine, the "tel-magnet", offered in the united states in 1949, played outgoing messages and recorded incoming messages on a magnetic wire. it was priced at $200 but was not a commercial success.









































in 1949 the first commercially successful answering machine was the "electronic secretary" created by inventor joseph zimmerman and businessman george w. danner, who founded electronic secretary industries in wisconsin. the electronic secretary used the then state-of-the-art technology of a 45 rpm record player for announcements and a wire recorder for message capture and playback. electronic secretary industries was purchased in 1957 by general telephone and electronics.
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an answering machine is a device for automatically answering telephone calls and recording messages left by callers.









































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