"Picturephones,"

The first video conferencing network was unveiled in Pittsburgh in the summer of 1970. We invite you to explore the legacy of 50 years of speaking to one another with pictures over the phone. cmu.is/picturephone
To celebrate the anniversary — June 30, 2020 — Mayor Bill Peduto and Michael G. Morris from Alcoa will video chat, as their predecessors did a half century ago.
Register with Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. https://cmu.is/register_calling


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Fifty Years Into "Picturephones," CMU Revamps Original Machine With Modern Twist
"Some people in Pittsburgh are seeing voices."That's how AT&T Bell Laboratories advertised its first commercial Picturephone in 1970. The print ad goes on to say that while it would be a lot of work to build a new type of communication network, "Picturephone service is a reality in Pittsburgh, Penns...