Technology in the world's archives
145–192 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
|---|---|
| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage. |
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Connections 7 -- the Long Chain
Connections 7 -- the Long Chain Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Traces the connection between…
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Computer Games
A look at some of the leading computer games in the late 1980's. Demonstrations include Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer, Accolade's Mean 18 Golf,…
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Computer Games
A look at the newest computer games for PC users. Guests: Kathe Spracklen, Game Developer; James Zuber, Game Developer; David Crane, Activision; David…
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MIDI Music
Computers and music, MIDI machines and interfaces, and music composition software. Guests: Chris French, Music Software; Bob Moore, Hybrid Arts; David…
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Mac Clones and New O/S
In the post Steve Jobs era, Apple started licensing other companies to produce Macintosh clones. And there was a new Mac operating system 8.0, code named…
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Computer Networks
A look at the new technology for computers communicating with other computers. Guests: Gary Kildall, Digital Research; Sherry Geddes, Strategic Inc.; Bob…
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Greatest Computer Games
A review of the best new games of the year. Games covered include In the First Degree, Buried in Time, Mech Warrior 2, ImagiNation Network, and…
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Windows 95
The upgrade from Windows 3.0 to Windows 95 was the big leap for Microsoft and began its domination of the desktop. This program looks at the new OS,…
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Desktop Video 1990
Today we take for granted the fact that we can watch video on our computers, but in the early 1990s, that was a big innovation. This program looks at early…
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Child In Time
"A Doom 3 music machinima also utilising Half-Life 2's "FacePoser". WARNING! contains spoilers if you have not yet played the game. (If you want to see my…
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Intel 386 - The Fast Lane
A review of the new Intel 386 chip and the new super-fast computers and applications that take advantage of its speed. Guests: Dana Krelle, Intel; Michael…
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Modems & Bulletin Boards
From high-tech trysts to selling black-market software, computers users are talking. Guests: Ezra Shapiro, Byte Magazine; Rory O'Connor, InforWorld; Matthew…
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Beginners Guide To The Internet Starring John Turturro
"Learn how easy it is to use the Internet. Let Lycos ® show you the wonders of the Web with acclaimed actor John Turturro." -- description from box.
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Artificial Intelligence
Expert systems, decision support software, and natural language communication. Guests: Harry Tennant, Texas Instruments; Hubert Dreyfus, UC Berkeley; Gary…
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Computer Ergonomics
A look at health problems related to computer use such as video display radiation and repetitive stress injuries. Guests: Herb Lechner, SRI International;…
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Lead Matrix Outtakes: can 02
Lead metal: its production and its applications. Includes ground-level scenes of New York City streets in 1965, including Times Square, the Pan Am Building,…
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Business Application Software
A look at the popular new software programs for business. Guests: Herb Lechner, SRI; Chuck Kinch, Computerland; Stewart Reges, Stanford; Dan Carro, IBM; Bill…
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Mac Update
Steve Jobs returns to Apple and the turnaround is underway with the launch of the sleek iMac. A look at what's new at Apple. Included are a review of the new…
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CC 1407 Online Shopping
A look at early online shopping sites including Amazon, onsale.com, CyberCash, NetRadio, Verisign and Cybergold. Guests include Jeff Bezos, Jerry Kaplan,…
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The Valentine's Day Animation Version 1.0
The Valentine's Day Animation Version 1.0 is the proof of concept video for the book of the same name by Suzie Creamcheeze. Created with Gnu/Linux and Free…
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Visual Programming Languages
For amateur programmers, the advent of visual programming languages made life, and programming, a lot easier. This television program looks at several early…
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OS/2
The OS/2 operating system started out as a joint venture between Microsoft and IBM. That venture fell apart as Microsoft went its own way with Windows. This…
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Robots
Robots are used to deactivate bombs, to do work in outer space, to work on assembly lines, and just for fun. We'll learn how to build a robot at home and…
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TILT Episode 7 - Multimedia Animation Using PowerPoint
In this episode, we look at 3 techniques for students (and teachers) to create animations with PowerPoint.
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Robotics
Robotic hardware and software and robotics based applications. Guests: David Nitzan, SRI International; Matt Guerrieri, Autobotics; Guy Rhodes, Microbot; John…
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Lasers and Computers
Laser disks and optical storage devices are changing the way we can use computers. Guests: Jeff Tully, Pioneer Video; Vladimir Langer, Sony; Rick Dyer, RDI…
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How to Use the Moviola
Instructional film demonstrating the use of the Moviola upright 16mm film editing machine, followed by a short comedic promotional spot for San Francisco City…
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The Internet
It wasn't quite the World Wide Web yet, but everybody started hearing about this thing called "the Internet" in 1993. It was being called the Information…
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Popped (The Ghost's Revenge)
"This machinima, made in Feb.2005, was really first experiments with the new Half-Life2 sdk, but it also became a kind of sequel to my Half-Life machinima…
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SuperComuputers
An introduction to the world of supercomputers in Asia and in the U.S. and their application environments such as NASA and NOA. Copyright 1987 Stewart Cheifet…
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Unix
A look at the many new versions of Unix and its challenge to DOS and OS/2. Guests: Rick Davis, Frame Technology; Karen Lusardi, Sun Microsystem; Janet Dobbs,…
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CES 1991
Highlights from the annual winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas featuring new personal technology products. Guest's include Nolan Bushnell and…
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Y2K - Year 2000
As I-T people across the country geared up for potential Y2K problems at the end of the year, we reviewed several consumer approaches to being prepared for…
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Astronomy Software
Computer programs for the amateur astronomer plus tools for tracking Halley's Comet. Guests: Evan Scharf, Scharf Software Sys; Robin Raskin, Family Computing;…
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Connections 5 -- the wheel of Fortune
Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Directors, Mick Jackson, David Kennard; writer, James Burke Host James Burke traces the connection…
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Freedom #2
This animation was made by Yana and Dustin during a Stop-motion workshop for kids I lead at FrOSCon 2010, the German Free and Open Source Software conference.…
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Foreign Language Software - Arabic
Arabic subtitled version of this program. Markets are going global but schools are cutting back on foreign language instruction. The answer - foreign language…
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Parade of the Relays
An animated character (an electromechanical relay) narrates an explanation of the telephone relay, an electric switching device essential to 20th century…
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Killer Frog
This animation was made by 5 kids during a Stop-motion workshop for kids I lead at FrOSCon 2010, the German Free and Open Source Software conference.…
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Windows Enhancements - Hardware
When Windows first came out, it needed help, from software add-ons and hardware add-ons. This program looks at some of the hardware products that helped make…
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Fifth Generation Computers
Japan's fifth generation computer project and a look at the next phase of PC platforms. Shot in Japan. Guests: Gary Kildall, Digital Research; Admiral Bobby…
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Atari St
The Atari ST is a big hit in Europe but it's not very popular yet in the U.S. A look at some of the cool features that attract Atari fans. Guests: Jim Kent,…
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MIT 5.95J Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering, Spring 2009
This participatory seminar focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching science and engineering in higher education. This course is designed for…
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On-Line Services - Part One
First of a two-part series on on-line services such as CompuServe, the Source and DowJones, featuring Steve Case, at the time VP of Marketing at QuantumLink,…
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RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computers are a new approach to speeding up computer processing. Guests: Joel Birnbaum, Hewlett Packard; David Patterson, UC Berkeley;…
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Shareware
When the personal computer software industry was born in the mid 1980's, it was assumed that computer programs would be sold like books or records. But…
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Desktop Presentation Graphics - Part One
The introduction of the Macintosh in the mid 1980's opened up a whole new world of desktop graphics capability. This program looks at several early graphics…
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16.885J / ESD.35J Aircraft Systems Engineering Fall 2005
16.885J offers a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight estimation; basic aircraft performance;…