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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How to Go Analog in 2026
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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#90s #nostalgia #nostalgia #ryanseacrest #videoconferencing #intel #internet #internetculture
@Smurfnerf83
June 18, 2026 at 8:02 am
Anyone else miss the simpler times of the 90s
@kingkringle
June 18, 2026 at 8:13 am
What a gem
@urbanstrencan
June 18, 2026 at 8:17 am
90s gem 😀
@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…
@TechnotMe
June 18, 2026 at 9:00 am
I feel old watching this.
@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
@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!
@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
@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.
@CNET
June 18, 2026 at 5:16 pm
Read more about old school tech on CNET.com: How to Go Analog in 2026
@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!
@LouieTran
June 18, 2026 at 5:53 pm
I miss Richard Hart and Gina St John. Great cnet duo
@chemjam92
June 18, 2026 at 7:40 pm
Wow that’s a wild Ryan Seacrest…..
@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! ..
@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.
@bobnomura2068
June 19, 2026 at 8:53 am
amazing how much has advanced in 30 years…
@zachwilkinson9470
June 19, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Wow! Seeing Richard Hart takes me back, including to Nextstep, the sophisticated tech show before Cnet.
@edward_lee
June 20, 2026 at 12:44 am
Yes, more of these please!