The past 15 years have seen a communications revolution, but many in the industry will remember when the only option we had for fast-written communications was the telex machine. In those days, a hotel usually had one in the front office and/or in the same room as the photocopier. Smart employees on the early shift would make sure they had a good read though the incoming telexes before they were retrieved. Although companies developed rudimentary code systems to communicate sensitive salary or transfer information, these were usually cracked within days.

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