{"id":11666,"date":"2026-06-18T18:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/90s-tech-nostalgia-look-back-at-the-first-video-phones-and-video-conferencing-software\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:30:54","slug":"90s-tech-nostalgia-look-back-at-the-first-video-phones-and-video-conferencing-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/tech\/90s-tech-nostalgia-look-back-at-the-first-video-phones-and-video-conferencing-software\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;90s Tech Nostalgia: Look Back at the first Video Phones and Video Conferencing Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Go back in time with former CNET hosts Ryan Seacrest, Desmond Crisis and Richard Hart as they investigate video phones <!--more--> and video conferencing technology in 1995, including CU-SeeMe, Intel&#8217;s ProShare and AT&amp;T&#8217;s Vistium Video Conferencing system. <\/p>\n<p>Read more about old school tech on CNET.com<br \/>\nHow to Go Analog in 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/zEKMGX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/zdcs.link\/zEKMGX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction &amp; Philips P100 Screen Phone<br \/>\n01:12 The Rise of Video Telephones<br \/>\n01:39 The 1956 Picture-Phone Prototype<br \/>\n02:20 Desktop Video Conferencing Emerges<br \/>\n04:56 Document Sharing with Intel ProShare<br \/>\n06:04 Comparing Video Conferencing Costs &amp; Systems<br \/>\n07:01 The Importance of Frame Rate<br \/>\n07:21 Early Internet Video with CU-SeeMe<\/p>\n<p>Add CNET as a trusted news source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cnet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cnet.com<\/a><br \/>\nNever miss a deal again! 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