Do you remember the 1964 World's Fair in New York City? I remember being a wide-eyed 10-year-old boy walking through the many different pavilions with images of "The Jetsons" dancing in my head.
For some reason, I always associated the unveiling of the first videophone with that fair. I remember my brother standing at one phone and me at another across the room and talking while seeing one another on the small telephone screens. I thought this was the coolest thing and I couldn't wait until we had one at home.
Well, it's 45 years later and while phones have certainly become a lot more sophisticated, widespread use of videophones throughout our homes is still a long way off. But we are getting closer.
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