On Mar 19, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Carl J. Chimi wrote:
>
> But didn't Mark Twain write a short story back in the 1870s that
> described
> two lovers using a sort of television device to hold long distance
> conversations?  I seem to remember reading a story like that back 40
> or so
> years ago.
>
> Carl



YES

The Loves Of Alonzo Fitz Clarence And Rosannah Ethelton

you can hear it (and others at):

http://librivox.org/alonso-fitz-and-other-stories-by-mark-twain/