Face-to-Face Telephones on the Way (New York Times, 1968)

This New York Times article from 1968 quotes the chairman of AT&T and his expectations about the futurity of Picturephones .

“ ‘ I guess for representative that Picturephone table service will be in very considerable use within less than ten geezerhood , ’ Mr. Romnes say . ‘ By this I mean person - to - somebody connections , over a exchange web and standardised connection between masses and reckoner , with the output of the information processing system shown on the Picturephone screen . ' ”

Picture - phones have been the promise of many generations now . ( As we saw with the 1993AT&T adsfrom last workweek . ) When it really comes down to it , will the picture - phone ever seem practical given our fluid lifestyles ? Is it time to put the picturephone in the lasting collecting of the Paleo - Future Museum ?

Last Of Us 7 Ellie Crash