klopfens@cis.ohio-state.edu (Bruce Klopfenstein) (02/17/91)
At a recent conference sponsored by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, a videotape provided by Pacific Telesis was shown. It was a very slick presentation of life in about ten years if the telcos are allowed to play in the information delivery arenas of the future. It featured the day-in-the-life of an Hispanic family in which a distant daughter is about to give birth to her premature baby. The father and mother talk to her via videophone, give voice commands to their terminal to make airline reservations and order a gift, etc. A worried doctor contacts a specialist and transmits sonograms (sp?) and other medical data for help in diagnosis. No matter the politics of the situation, it's a very realistic portrayal of future services that we are all now reading about. As such, I'd like to get a copy for educational purposes. Can anyone help me reach the right people at Pacific Telesis (or vice versa)? This is not an endorsement of telco entry into information delivery nor an acceptance of the portrayal of future services. Just recognition of a very slick video presentation. Thanks. Bruce C. Klopfenstein | klopfens@barney.bgsu.edu Radio-TV-Film Department | klopfenstein@bgsuopie.bitnet 318 West Hall | klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP Bowling Green State University | (419) 372-2138; 372-8690 Bowling Green, OH 43403 | fax (419) 372-2300