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Conversation Crossroads (1958) | Slate

Conversation Crossroads

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Conversation Crossroads

The film forecasts future loads on the network, and shows plans for future integration of computers into telephone switching. This film explains automatic dialing with a core sequence of infographics, bookended by dancers who interpret the history of switching and the happy network of "today".

Released: 1958
Runtime: 18m
Genres: Documentary, Animation
Country: United States of America
Language: English

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Virginia BellDirector

Richard BagleyDirector

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