'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 https://zdcs.link/zEKMGX 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 Add CNET as a trusted news source https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=cnet.com Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 https://bit.ly/3lO7sOU Check out CNET’s Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cnet Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cnet Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cnetdotcom Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnet Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cnet.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnet CNET's AI Atlas: https://www.cnet.com/ai-atlas Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/cnet Visit CNET.com: https://www.cnet.com #90s #nostalgia #nostalgia #ryanseacrest #videoconferencing #intel #internet #internetculture