Computers: 1960's Bell System DATA-phone, AT&T Data-phone Data Set commercials Communications

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260221 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. 1960’s Bell System “DATA-phone” - - Three vintage commercials from the Bell System, describe the DATA-phone used to provide computer-to-computer communications over normal phone lines. In 1958, AT&T announced its first modem for computer communications, the Bell 101 dataset, used with the SAGE defense computer system. The commercial version was made available starting in 1959. The following are three vintage 1960’s commercials for the Bell System DATA-phone. DATA-phone was made by Western Electric, the manufacturing arm of the Bell System. The computer seen briefly in the commercials is the UNIVAC model 1050, released in 1963. (runs 4 minutes)

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