Word: blur
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Under Phonevision, subscribers would have their specially equipped TV sets hooked up to their telephones. Normally, the Phonevision broadcast of a new movie, sports event or Broadway show would be "scrambled," i.e., it would be telecast as a meaningless blur by blocking key frequencies from the television band and channeling them through telephone wires. If a Phonevision subscriber wanted to see a movie, he would call the operator and she would plug in the missing frequencies to unscramble the broadcast. The fee for each movie (perhaps $1) would be put on the phone bill, and McDonald would share it with...