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FaceTime from the 1960s
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A FaceTime for a more civilized age.
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this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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It looks so cool, what is it?
A "picturephone," I think? AT&T developed and tried to sell a couple models in the 60s and 70s. I vaguely remember reading about a brief period where they tried to popularize them through paid public-access rooms. I don't know what model that is, though.
Plus, those “You Will” commercials from the 90’s!
Will you be depressed that a dystopian future is coming? You will. And the company that will bring it to you? AT&T. ;-) (those commercials looked very cyber-punk)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=a2EgfkhC1eo&pp=ygUMQXR0IHlvdSB3aWxs
That does look pretty cyberpunk, actually, haha. The architecture in the scene at the one-minute mark especially.
Also, it's interesting (and mildly terrifying) how there are a few things in this advertisement that you can actually do now... though most of them were not brought to you by AT&T.