Re: State Farm files patent for system to suppress calls and text while driving

On 6/11/2024 12:27 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 6/9/24 13:34, Loran wrote:

Ed P wrote:

I'm told years ago people did not have phones in cars

https://youtu.be/Y_uRAp5q07M?t=114

Some cars did come with record players. IIRC, that's where the brand
name "Motorola" came from.

"Paul Galvin wanted a brand name for Galvin Manufacturing Corporation's
new car radio, and created the name "Motorola" by linking "motor" (for
motorcar) with "ola" (from Victrola), which was also a popular ending
for many companies at the time, e.g. Moviola, Crayola. The company sold
its first Motorola branded radio on June 23, 1930, to Herbert C. Wall of
Fort Wayne, Indiana, for $30. The Motorola brand name became so well
known that Galvin Manufacturing Corporation later changed its name to
Motorola, Inc., in 1947."
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola>
I worked for Motorola's Western Military Division in Scottsdale AZ (US)
for several years in the 60s. Some of the stuff like the side looking
radar had (gasp) tubes. And the space and submarine stuff was 90% hand
wired with individual components. The good old days...  ;)