Technology in the world's archives
1,921–1,968 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. |
Internet Archive
The Beginner's Video Guide to Home Computers (2000) (2-Tape Set)
A two-part set of videos for teaching beginners to use personal computers at home, as well as teaching viewers other necessities such as the Internet - all…
Internet Archive
Canon EOS 300D Digital SLR Camera Advert
An advert for the Canon EOS 300D digital SLR camera broadcast sometime in 2004. Features the slogan "For the love of photograhpy".
Internet Archive
MIT20.309F06
This course covers sensing and measurement for quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis, in terms of genetic, biochemical, and biophysical properties.…
Internet Archive
The Gene Engineers
1 videocassette, 57 min. : 3/4 in Note: Transferred from 1/2 in videocassette, University of Washington DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the basic…
Internet Archive
Alias Sketch!
This is a copy of the Alias Sketch! v1 & 1.5 promotion and tutorial VHS. This video was provided with the 3D software Alias Sketch! from Alias Research.…
Internet Archive
Apple Advantage: The Power of Macintosh
Apple Advantage - The Power of Macintosh. Apple Computer Inc. 1990. VHS. dumped: 2018-06-10 Archived by Shawn Novak for BitHistory.org BitHistory.org's…
Internet Archive
Invasion of the Millennium Bug
Invasion of the Millennium Bug (South Dakota Public Television)(1999) VHS Dump 2011-10-05
Internet Archive
Introduction To AppleWorks 2.0 Database
Introduction to AppleWorks 2.0 Database (Video Professor, Inc.)(1989) VHS Dump 2010-09-28
Internet Archive
The Kid's Guide To The Internet (HQ)
This as far as I know is the only other copy of this tape available online because the rest of the uploads of this have been mirrors from another person it is…
Internet Archive
Understanding Software
Understanding Software (Video Professor Industries, Inc.)(1992) VHS Dump 2014-01-21
Internet Archive
Surfing For Seniors: An Introduction to the Internet (1997)
Surfing for Seniors: An Introduction to the Internet is the first video produced by Carrie Theriault for Senior Technology Series, who had been providing…
Internet Archive
Teach Yourself Access 97 Video Tutorial
Teach Yourself Access 97 Video Tutorial (ViaGrafix Computer Training Services)(1997)
Internet Archive
Reliability and Risk: Computers and Nuclear War (1986)
This video was produced by the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) at the time when the computing requirements for Reagan's ``Star Wars''…
Internet Archive
Internet Power! Volume 2
Second part of Internet Power, a 1995 box set about the early Internet that I digitized from VHS. This volume focuses on educational resources. More…
Internet Archive
BT x S Club 7 Advert
An advert for BT featuring S Club 7 broadcast December 2000 during a transmission of Heroes of Magic on Channel 4.
Internet Archive
Phones4U Nokia NGage Advert
An advert for Phones4U and the Nokia NGage broadcast December 2003 during a transmission of The Return on ITV1.
Internet Archive
cNet Central - April 5, 1996 (W/O/C)
From the same tape as the Jeopardy episode. I'm uploading this mainly because I'm interested in the old technology of the mid-90's, and it may be nostalgic…
Internet Archive
cc1545 theinternetshowcase98
cc1545 theinternetshowcase98
Internet Archive
Word 6.0 for Windows
Word 6.0 for Windows (95013)(Diamond Entertainment Corporation)(1994) VHS Dump 2017-02-04
Internet Archive
ALCF Thomas L. Schmitt Home Movies Clip R 8
A Film by Thomas L Schmitt This clip (R8), titled “Ice Diving in Tucker Lake” was filmed by Thomas L. Schmitt. Its custodian and archive is The Filson…
Internet Archive
A Brief Look At Texting And The Internet In Film
The Original Description is as Follows: Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we’re well into the…
Internet Archive
Circuit City Computer Expo '98 Commercial: "Last Week"
A commercial for Circuit City that originally aired sometime in 1998, advertising the last week of the Computer Expo '98 sale, where customers could save…
Internet Archive
The Family Guide To The Internet (1997 / VHS)
The Original Video of The Family Guide To The Internet (1997)
Internet Archive
The World of Apple Desktop Media
The World of Apple Desktop Media (Apple Computer, Inc.)(1989) VHS Dump 2009-10-12
Internet Archive
How To Use Your Computer - Basic BBC Micro Computer - Tape 2 (1983) Full Video
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Master Class VHS presents: How To Use Your Computer Tape 2 - Starting…
Internet Archive
Computability: Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows' Computer Video
In Computability, an instructional VHS tape from 1984, comedian Steve Allen and actress Jayne Meadows "take us on a light-hearted but detailed tour of the…
Internet Archive
Sky Digital Advert
An advert for Sky Digital services broadcast after a film on MovieMax sometime in 2000.
Internet Archive
ALCF Arthur H Virtue Home Movies Clip 9184 87
The Films of Arthur H. Virtue Descriptions by Jini Virtue Errichetti This clip is part of the Arthur H. Virtue collection. Arthur H. Virtue is the primary…
Internet Archive
1960s NASA MOBILITY TEST FOOTAGE LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE & SPACE SUIT MOCK-UPS XD3142
Dating to the mid-to-late 1960s, this silent film shows various equipment mock-ups for the Apollo program, including motion range studies for spacesuits and a…
Internet Archive
Nippon - The Land and Its People: Japanese Technology - A Tradition of Craftsmanship (1989)
How Japan's social structure and values have affected its technology, the history of Japan's adaptability to new technologies, and the roles Japanese…
Internet Archive
BT Telephone Services Advert
An advert for BT telephone services broadcast February 1992 during a transmission of Baywatch.
Internet Archive
cc1514 internetadvertising
cc1514 internetadvertising
Internet Archive
Sky TV Advert
An advert for Sky TV broadcast September 1989(?) during a transmission of Nearest and Dearest on Anglia. The picture is strangely "blown out" on the videotape.
Internet Archive
The Geometry of Life
Demonstrates how new technologies allow scientists to examine genetic evidence of human and animal evolution, trace hereditary diseases, and produce new…
Internet Archive
NASDAQ x Intel Advert
UK television advert broadcast 10th October 1998 on ITV LWT during The Big Match
Internet Archive
cc1020 computerspeech
cc1020 computerspeech
Internet Archive
BT Good Luck Call Advert
An advert for British Telecom services broadcast February 1992 during a transmission of 3 Men and a Baby.
Internet Archive
AOL Advert
An advert for AOL broadcast February 2001 during a transmission of Life of Brian on Channel 4.
Internet Archive
cc1501 wirelesscomputing
cc1501 wirelesscomputing
Internet Archive
Cyberspace: Virtual Unreality?
The Information Age has been hailed as a quantum leap forward for humanity—an opportunity to finally achieve Marshall McLuhan’s "global village" in which "the…
Internet Archive
System 7 Presentations Training Video
Apple Computer, Inc. System 7 Presentations Training Video 1991 Archived by Shawn Novak for BitHistory.org dumped: 2018-06-10 BitHistory.org's mission is to…
Internet Archive
Commodore Amiga 500 Add On Packs Advert (class Of The 90s & Batman)
A short advert for the expanded Amgia 500 packs from Commodore, 1989.
Internet Archive
Black & Decker Click & Go Vaccum Cleaner
An advert for the Black & Decker Click & Go vaccum cleaner broadcast sometime in 2004. Features the slogan "Make It Your Own Home".
Internet Archive
Time Computer Sale Advert
An advert for Time computers broadcast December 2000 during a transmission of Time Team on Channel 4.
Internet Archive
Introduction To AppleWorks 2.0 Word Processing
Introduction to AppleWorks 2.0 Word Processing (Video Professor, Inc.)(1989) VHS Dump 2010-09-28
Internet Archive
Using a Windows Vista TV Tuner in 2023
In this video I go down the Vista rabbit hole as I find the least efficient way to watch my VHS Tapes. All My links are on my Mastodon page here:…
Internet Archive
The Video Guide To The Internet (1994) Full Video
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Full VHS tape from 1994 - The Video Guide To The Internet - hosted by…
Internet Archive
cc1244 computerbowl
cc1244 computerbowl