Technology in the world's archives

529–576 of 4,359 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive 064. Miniwatt 1968 · Short Film industrial sobre l'activitat productora de la fàbrica Miniwatt, a la Zona Franca: vàlvules, automatismes i tubs de televisió. Industrial film about… Internet Archive Mobile Computing TV · 25 h 54 min · Subtitles Industry prognosticators predicted that 1995 would be "the year of the portable". And it was, as mobile computing became mainstream. This program looks at… Internet Archive DOS 6.2 TV · 25 h 25 min · Subtitles Do you remember DOS? Windows was still in the 3.0 version in the early 1990s and was basically a front end to this version of DOS. PC users were trying to… Internet Archive MIT 16.01 Unified Engineering I, II, III, & IV, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 2004 · Talk The basic objective of Unified Engineering is to give a solid understanding of the fundamental disciplines of aerospace engineering, as well as their… Internet Archive Portable Computers TV · Subtitles A look at the first generation of portable computers. Featured are the Morrow Pivot Portable, the HP 110 Portable, Texas Instruments ProLite Portable, and the… Internet Archive Simulation of Two-Gyro Gravity-Gradient Attitude Control System Film Can notes: "Computer-Made Perspective Movies As A Scientific And Communication Tool / 11 minutes / Unclassified / Film No. XF-17 / Print No. 1 / SDC"… Internet Archive Microcomputers: An Introduction 1983 · Educational Narrator: Rick Cimino Camera operator, Gary Sanders ; editors, Bob Johns, Bug Ryerson ; composer, Ed Bogas Film: 950 ft Title from data sheet Issued also… Internet Archive MIT6.035F05 Talk 6.035 is a course within the department's "Computer Systems and Architecture" concentration. This course analyzes issues associated with the implementation of… Internet Archive Coding To Commons Oct 11 2017 2017 · Film Ellen Ullman writes in her new book Life in Code “The penetration of technology into the interstices of human existence is nearly complete,” and then… Internet Archive The Final Gunfight - Teaser Cartoon · 1 min A teaser trailer for EvilFutsin's never-completed Quake 3 Arena movie project but this time with a different mod - this time he uses "Western Quake3" to film… Internet Archive Diagnostic Software TV · Subtitles Remember IRQ settings, INITs, TSRs and "out of memory" messages? The early days of personal computers were confusing for most users and so a whole new… Internet Archive MIT STS.081J/17.395J Innovation Systems for Science, Tech, Energy, Manufacturing & Health, Spring 2017 2017 · Talk · Subtitles Instructor: William B. Bonvillian View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/STS-081S17 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP6… Internet Archive Practical Marine Electrical Knowledge 1992 · Film Part 1- Ships Electrical Systems, Part 2 - Electrical Distribution, Part 3 - Alternators and Main Circuit Breakers, Part 4 - motors and starters. Step by step… Internet Archive File Compression TV · Subtitles As files got larger and disk storage capacity stagnated, software developers came up with utilities to compress and shrink the size of files. This program… Internet Archive Vista Color Stock Shots: Fairchild Semiconductor Reel 65 Film Stock footage selections from production titled “Microcircuits for Industry,” made by Vista Productions for Fairchild Semiconductor. Filmed largely at the… Internet Archive Fire Team Charlie - Episode 01 - The Rocket Toss Cartoon · 1 min A funny video showing how to do a rocket toss, no voices because FTC wants YOU to add your own voices and submit it to them for posting on their site. Internet Archive MacWorld San Francisco 1989 1989 · TV A review of the annual west coast Macintosh trade show from San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. Guests: Charlie Jackson, Silicon Beach; Roy Endres,… Internet Archive Comdex Fall 1991 - Arabic TV · Subtitles Arabic subtitled version of this program. On location coverage of the annual fall Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Includes highlights of the Bill Gates… Internet Archive Books: From Manuscript to Classroom 1920 · Film An overview of book production at John C. Winston publishing company, an established publishing house located in Philadelphia. This film features a… Internet Archive The Age of Intelligent Machines 1987 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Burleigh Wartes ; editor, Kathryn Barnier ; music, Paul Moravee Junior high school students through adults Host… Internet Archive Putting Your Business Online 1997 · TV · Subtitles The internet enabled just about anyone to open up an online business. But how do you do it? This program looks at several tools and options. Demonstrations… Internet Archive Digital Photography TV · 26 min · Subtitles Digital cameras were just hitting the market in 1993 and this program looked at the early stages of the electronic photography revolution. Products… Internet Archive Computer Art TV · Subtitles The personal computer started out doing numbers, then text, and then graphics. This program looks at several applications for computer artists. Included are… Internet Archive Best of Comdex 1996 TV · 27 h 16 min · Subtitles Highlights of the annual fall Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Products featured include the ATI WonderBoard, Windows CE, new digital photography products, and… Internet Archive Operation Plumbbob - Rainier 43771 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szbb00ncNNs Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Hypertext TV · Subtitles Apple's Hypercard 2.0 brought new sophistication to the concept of hypertext, and laid the groundwork for the powerful Internet concept of hyperlinks. This… Internet Archive CES 1996 TV · 25 h 48 min · Subtitles How far have consumer electronics come in the past decade? Take a look at this coverage of CES from twenty years ago. Highlights from the annual winter… Internet Archive Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China 2012 · Talk · 18 min Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers… Internet Archive Creating Your Own Website 1998 · TV · 27 h 16 min In the late 1990's everyone was creating their own web site. Some were terrible, some were great. This program looked at tools and resources to help… Internet Archive Lenny and Larry Campaign 2003 · Cartoon The ILL Clan's Lenny and Larry, running for election. Internet Archive Computer Art TV · 26 h 48 min · Subtitles A review of hardware and software products for artists. Products reviewed include Opal Vision for the Amiga 4000, Alladin 4D for the Amiga 4000, CorelDraw for… Internet Archive New Generation Spreadsheets TV · 26 h 37 min · Subtitles It started out with Visicalc and Lotus 1-2-3, but the world of spreadsheet software changed as new and more powerful applications were introduced. This… Internet Archive Comdex Special - 1994 TV · 27 h 43 min · Subtitles On location coverage of the annual fall Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Includes highlights of the Bill Gates keynote speech. Features analysis from Tim… Internet Archive Computing Seniors 1995 · TV · Subtitles A look at how senior citizens are using computer technology. Product demonstrations include Rand McNally's TripMaker 1996, WillMaker from Nolo Press, and… Internet Archive MacWorld Boston 1994 TV · 28 h 9 min · Subtitles On location coverage of the annual Boston MacWorld conference. Includes the launch of the Mac System 7.5 OS. Demonstrations include WordPerfect, ClarisWorks,… Internet Archive Smart TV - French TV · Subtitles French language version of this program. Convergence was the buzz word of 1995 as analysts predicted the computer and the television set would merge into one… Internet Archive Push Technology TV · 26 h 46 min · Subtitles As the Internet evolved, the big buzzword became "push", as in push information down to you and not wait for you pull it up. This program looks at several… Internet Archive CD ROMs TV · Subtitles In the early 1990's the computer industry settled on a CD-ROM standard and that fanned the growth of CD-ROMs as a storage medium. This program looks at… Internet Archive Flight Simulators TV · Subtitles A review of flight simulator software. Included are demonstrations of Falcon AT 1.11, F-15 Strike Eagle II, Jet Fighter 1.5, A-10 Tank Killer 1.2, subLOGIC's… Internet Archive Megahertz Mania TV · Subtitles In the late 1980's PC users were ecstatic over the introduction of 32 bit processors and CPUs running at the blazing speed of 33 megahertz. This program looks… Internet Archive Screen Savers & Wallpaper TV · 25 h 57 min · Subtitles New color monitors created a market for whimsical add-ons like screen savers and wallpaper. Covered in this program are Crystal Walls, Marvel Comics Screen… Internet Archive Stomp Cartoon Life is good, but life is short. "Mike Beery graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison in the 80s with a degree in Fine Art. He turned to the world… Internet Archive MIT 5.95J Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering, Fall 2015 2015 · Talk · Subtitles MIT 5.95J Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering, Fall 2015 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-95JF15 Instructor: Janet Rankin This… Internet Archive PC Video TV · 26 h 1 min · Subtitles The digital video revolution started to take hold in the mid nineties. This program looks at early examples of desktop video products. Demonstrations include… Internet Archive Building Your Web Site TV · 26 h 46 min · Subtitles As the Internet became a standard for business and personal communication, everyone had to have a web site. This program looks at some of the tools available… Internet Archive Computers and Kids 1992 · TV · Subtitles A look at how young people are using computers in school and at home. Featured applications include Operation Neptune from The Learning Company, HyperCard… Internet Archive Digital Photography TV · Subtitles Digital photography got its start in the mid 1990's. This program looks at early examples of digital photography hardware and software. Included are… Internet Archive Online Travel Tips 2002 · TV Online travel is the most successful e-commerce product on the Internet and Computer Chronicles shows you how to find the best deals when purchasing this hot…