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’90s Tech Nostalgia: Look Back at the first Video Phones and Video Conferencing Software

Go back in time with former CNET hosts Ryan Seacrest, Desmond Crisis and Richard Hart as they investigate video phones and video conferencing technology in 1995, including CU-SeeMe, Intel’s ProShare and AT&T’s Vistium Video Conferencing system. Read more about old school tech on CNET.com How to Go Analog in 2026 0:00 Introduction & Philips P100…

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Go back in time with former CNET hosts Ryan Seacrest, Desmond Crisis and Richard Hart as they investigate video phones and video conferencing technology in 1995, including CU-SeeMe, Intel’s ProShare and AT&T’s Vistium Video Conferencing system.

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0:00 Introduction & Philips P100 Screen Phone
01:12 The Rise of Video Telephones
01:39 The 1956 Picture-Phone Prototype
02:20 Desktop Video Conferencing Emerges
04:56 Document Sharing with Intel ProShare
06:04 Comparing Video Conferencing Costs & Systems
07:01 The Importance of Frame Rate
07:21 Early Internet Video with CU-SeeMe

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23 Comments

  1. @Smurfnerf83

    June 18, 2026 at 8:02 am

    Anyone else miss the simpler times of the 90s

  2. @kingkringle

    June 18, 2026 at 8:13 am

    What a gem

  3. @urbanstrencan

    June 18, 2026 at 8:17 am

    90s gem 😀

  4. @Jacobk66

    June 18, 2026 at 8:23 am

    They don’t make presenters like Richard anymore.

    • @10Wind-official

      June 18, 2026 at 9:25 am

      How do you make a presentor

    • @Jacobk66

      June 18, 2026 at 1:14 pm

      @10Wind-official when one man loves a woman…

  5. @TechnotMe

    June 18, 2026 at 9:00 am

    I feel old watching this.

  6. @brian3422

    June 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm

    Man seeing these hosts takes me right back! You should post these old videos from time to time!

    • @CNET

      June 18, 2026 at 11:43 pm

      We will

  7. @JenniferNg0529

    June 18, 2026 at 12:53 pm

    I remember watching Richard Hart on The Next Step on the Discovery Channel during the 90s! I also miss watching Beyond 2000. I feel so old!

  8. @rdkrussel

    June 18, 2026 at 12:56 pm

    People still forget when they see new technology how far things come. This video is the equivalent of self driving cars and AI today

  9. @Rexamillion1979

    June 18, 2026 at 2:24 pm

    I wish technology stopped here cause smartphones, social media and the internet is completely out of control.

    • @Pixel3DVR

      June 19, 2026 at 12:07 am

      We need to make netiquette great again.

  10. @CNET

    June 18, 2026 at 5:16 pm

    Read more about old school tech on CNET.com: How to Go Analog in 2026

  11. @OSUBuckly

    June 18, 2026 at 5:53 pm

    I loved CNet Central! Keep those old clips coming!

    • @CNET

      June 18, 2026 at 11:43 pm

      Glad you enjoyed!

  12. @LouieTran

    June 18, 2026 at 5:53 pm

    I miss Richard Hart and Gina St John. Great cnet duo

  13. @chemjam92

    June 18, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    Wow that’s a wild Ryan Seacrest…..

  14. @Teresa-YN

    June 18, 2026 at 10:22 pm

    Man seeing these hosts takes me right back! You should post these old videos from time to time! ..

  15. @melj4988

    June 19, 2026 at 5:45 am

    Awesome. I’m kinda old and videos like this are why I’ve often ignored the hyperbole over remote work and ai and the iphone and ipod or facebook or myspace etc…over the years. More polish but nothing entirely new.

  16. @bobnomura2068

    June 19, 2026 at 8:53 am

    amazing how much has advanced in 30 years…

  17. @zachwilkinson9470

    June 19, 2026 at 12:58 pm

    Wow! Seeing Richard Hart takes me back, including to Nextstep, the sophisticated tech show before Cnet.

  18. @edward_lee

    June 20, 2026 at 12:44 am

    Yes, more of these please!

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