ORIGINAL: MikeL
What did they do before telephones? Nobody answers that! What about before mail service? Nobody answers that! What the heck did they do before spoken language? Nobody answers that!
Ask a stupid question... and sometimes nobody answers you.
I will try to answer your questions for you.
The phone was in use befor AMA came along.
Mail service was in use befor AMA came along.
As for spoken language I beleive it has been around longer than AMA.