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> Nobody asked for an [automobile], they asked for faster horses.

FTFY, assuming you're looking for the Henry Ford reference. People actually DID ask for the telephone. It was a natural extension of the widely deployed telegraph system.




Maybe the OP was thinking of this?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express


That makes sense, I think you're right.




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