BBS and computer: what they have in common
- Step 1. BBS — uses — Modem. Access by modem.
- Step 2. Modem — is part of — Fax. It transmits an image over a telephone line.
- Step 3. Fax — uses — Photodiode. Scanning with a photocell.
- Step 4. Photodiode — is part of — PET scanner. Photodetectors register the scintillations.
- Step 5. PET scanner — uses — Computer. Reconstruction.