Lost Futures: Part 1

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In short: Technologies and companies that arrived early, chose the wrong path, or show the future existed earlier than people remember. Episodes: 1. The Victorian Internet; 2. VHS vs Betamax: The Better Picture That Lost; 3. The First Electric-Car Era; 4. Kodak Built the Digital Camera

A 8:38 short film in the series “Lost Futures”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.

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