Commpak - The queue-bothering proto-Powerpoint (Patreon)

Published:

2023-03-24 19:38:19

Imported:

2023-03

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I’ve finally completed my new video. This one is about a format that few people chose to watch, but if you're old enough you might have been forced to experience it, whether at school, in the office, a sales presentation or even while waiting in a queue.

It’s a 1960s proto-Powerpoint that survived into the 80s and possibly beyond.

https://youtu.be/WBKTDlAizSk

This has taken a while to put together so I hope it proves worth it. I might have to fast-track this one for a Sunday release as I haven’t put a lot out this month. Hopefully last week’s Patreon exclusive video goes some way towards making up for any reduced exclusivity window for this video.

Take care and have a good one.

UPDATE:

There have been complaints about background analog hiss that’s present for the last few minutes of the video. As I live with a similar sound inside my head 24/7 I hadn’t really noticed it. Following the feedback I’ve gone back, applied noise reduction and re-uploaded the video. I prefer hiss over NR artefacts, but I’m not the audience. The new video is the one embedded and linked to above.

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Commpak: The queue-bothering proto-Powerpoint

If you queued up in a UK Post Office in the 1980s you might have seen one of these carts in action. If you were in business or education in 1970s America you might have viewed a presentation from one of these carts. It's a format that you were made to watch, whether you wanted to or not. Here are the details for the museum that kindly donated this https://carad.org.uk - They are a charity and monetary donations can be made via their website. MERCHANDISE New Techmoan Merchandise is now available. https://etsy.me/3zzjweo SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 SUPPORT This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* OUTRO MUSIC Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw OUTRO SOUND EFFECT ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN) Regularly asked question Q) Why are there comments from days ago when this video has just gone live today? A) Patrons https://www.patreon.com/techmoan usually have early access to videos. I'll show the first version of a video on Patreon and often the feedback I get results in a video going through further revisions to improve it. e.g. Fix audio issues, clarify points, add extra footage or cut extraneous things out. The video that goes live on youtube is the final version. If you want to see the videos early and before any adverts are added, you can sign up to Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/techmoan