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  • Neither the ultraphone nor the Imaginary Drive permitted the extension of human hegemony over a radius of more than ten light-years, a fact the colonies out side this sphere were not slow to appreciate and put to use.

    Anywhen Blish, James 1970

  • Ultrawave transmission was somewhat faster than light, but only by about 25 per cent; unlike the Dirac transmitter, the ultraphone was by no means an instantaneous communicator.

    Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957

  • The tally board showed that he had already activated nearly two-thirds of the ultraphone eyes.

    Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957

  • Can you figure me the distance of a star from the source of an ultraphone videocast? "

    Cities In Flight Blish, James 1957

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