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Erie Looking Productions
Online television network offering public domain and Creative Commons-licensed video content from the Internet Archive in addition to Ashtabula-area produced shows.
A look from the 1984 perspective at software with business applications. The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2024/business-application-software-1984.html
A silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks. The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/thief-of-baghdad.html
A not-so-good sci-fi film from 1953 about an alien monster that is invisible when outside its space suit.
The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/phantom-from-space.html
A piece of military propaganda about the recommissioning of the USS New Jersey for service in the Vietnam War.
The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/the-american-dreadnaught.html
Before there was podcasting we had this thing known as web radio. In this episode from 1999 we look at some early streaming efforts.
The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-web-radio.html
From 1997 we have this episode of the Computer Chronicles where we see a very different world of Internet browsers.
The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-browser-battle.html
Coronet Films provides a monochromatic look at the evil empire known as the USSR.
The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/coronet-films-communism.html
A military history film about the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia in 1918.
The complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/aef-in-siberia.html
A NASA history film about the Wallops Island launch facility.
A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/this-island-called-wallops.html
A silent film that appears to be a comedy about moonshiners and revenuers.
A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/moonshiner.html
A military instructional film on records management and retention.
A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/for-the-record.html
If you were curious what a monochromatic instructional film about firm might look like then you're in luck...
A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/eb-fire.html
IMDb says that this is a film involving a mad killer and supernatural elements.
A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/rogues-tavern.html
A film rendering from before World War II of the H.G. Wells story.
A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/things-to-come.html
Walter Matthau introduces a biography of the general. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/famous-generals-pershing.html
Walter Matthau introduces a biography of the general. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/famous-generals-macarthur.html
Let's meet Sergeant Safety! A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/drivers-dozen.html
A 1970s look at basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/this-is-parris-island.html
A look at part of the history of the Korean conflict. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/with-the-marines-chosin-to-hugnam.html
A look at the history of the re-taking of New Guinea in World War II. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/selecting-instructional-media.html
We learn from the United States Air Force about selecting audiovisual material for instructional settings. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/battle-for-new-guinea.html
US file footage of the Soviet space effort. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/soviets-in-space-part-4.html
US file footage of the Soviet space effort. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/soviets-in-space-part-3.html
US file footage of the Soviet space effort. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/soviets-in-space-part-2.html
US file footage of the Soviet space effort. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/soviets-in-space-part-1.html
Sometimes you can have bad ideas in monochrome about time machines right here in the United States. This film shows one of them. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/the-yesterday-machine.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1996 we take a look at what search engines looked like back then. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-search-engines.html
The National Parks Service talks about how to use its facilities and sites for educational purposes. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/parks-as-classrooms.html
An attempt at edutainment concerning President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/the-roosevelt-rap.html
A silent comedy from 1917. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/tough-luck-and-tin-lizzies.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles, we look at the state of education in 1995 as it relates to being supported by computers. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-learning-on-a-computer.html
The second part of a promotional film by RCA as to the creation of television. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/story-of-television-part-2.html
The first part of a promotional film by RCA as to the creation of television. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/story-of-television-part-1.html
We take having gigabytes of memory in our computers for granted today. In 1990 it would have been unfathomable. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we look at how we tried to stretch the computer memory we did have back then. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-memory-management.html
Siri was not a thing yet in 1984. Synthesizing speech was in many cases just a dream. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we see what the state of the art looked like back in 1984. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-speech-synthesis.html
In this episode from 1987 we explore the initial stirrings of a computer clone market from Taiwan and elsewhere from Asia. This episode was explored by S.M. Oliva in Computer Chronicles Revisited at https://www.smoliva.blog/post/computer-chronicles-revisited-090-computex-taipei-1987-hsinchu-science-park/ in an expansive blog post. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-asian-clones.html
Mister Hoover loved to promote the Bureau in film. This is another example of that. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/day-with-fbi.html
A silent film by Georges Méliès from 1906 originally entitled L'alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou la cornue infernale. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/mysterious-retort.html
A silent film from 1916. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/dumb-girl-portici.html
A film from 1936 starring Bella Lugosi that presents a fictionalized take on the mysterious ship known as the Mary Celeste. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/the-phantom-ship.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1986, we take a look at software for the amateur astronomer. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-astronomy-software.html
From one of the smaller bureaus of the United States Department of Transportation, a film produced in the 1990s providing an introduction to the Internet and how it would revolutionize the work of providing transportation services to the country. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/roadmap-to-internet.html
Many people are familiar with the iconic performance of Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments. In 2023 it was shown on the evening of April 1st on ABC. It will not be available to see on any streaming service. It must be remembered, though, that there was a silent film version done by the same director in 1923. That version is in the public domain and is presented from the Internet Archive for your viewing pleasure. Bear in mind that it does not exceed twenty minutes in length, though. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/ten-commandments-silent-film.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1986, we look at the then-new computer architecture concept of parallel processing. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-parallel-processing.html
A silent comedy film featuring Buster Keaton. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/the-balloonatic.html
A comedy from Laurel and Hardy. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/west-of-hot-dog.html
A 1988 look at Business Graphics from the perspective of the PC. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-business-graphics-pc.html
A 1988 look at Business Graphics from the perspective of the Mac. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-business-graphics-mac.html
An AT&T training film about telecommunications A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/far-sound.html
Being able to talk to Siri is a new thing to be able to do. Back in the 1980s we were only just starting out having computers trying to comprehend what people were saying. Speech synthesis by computers was also only beginning then too. It sounded nothing like what we hear today. We learn more about this in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-speech-recognition-and-synthesis.html
Cringe-worthy safety film incorporating themes akin to Pumaman A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/guardiana.html
Once upon a time the Apple Macintosh could have went down the same path as the IBM PC platform by gaining clones by others. When Steve Jobs returned to Apple from Next he killed that program. Until he did that, though, the Macintosh clone program was a potential world with unknown possibilities. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we look at a path that was taken then later cut off. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-mac-clones.html
An employee orientation film about the telephone system from the 1950s. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/town-and-the-telephone.html
RiffTrax riffed this but the riff does not seem to be available on YouTube. This film was originally released in France in 1902 and over a century ago broke ground in special effects. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/a-trip-to-the-moon.html
With the tension around politicals in our country it is generally appropriate to consider why gasoline is not as safe as some might think it is. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/Gasoline.html
The IBM PS/2 changed the computing landscape when it came out. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1987, we take a first look at the new computer. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-ibm-ps2.html
A cut-down compilation of the serial with the same name from the 1930s. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/Phantom-Creeps.html
A silent film called Help Help that calls itself a farce comedy. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/farce-comedy.html
In 1997 the World Wide Web was a fairly strange place at times. In this episode the gang takes a look at some of the weirdness. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/net-cafe-the-weird-web.html
In 1996 the gang takes a look at the UFO subculture online. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/net-cafe-ufos.html
A film from the most populated county in Nevada promoting physical fitness at the parks of that county. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/ccnv-fitness.html
A public access television program from Silicon Valley about physical fitness. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/high-five-fitness.html
An army training film about physical fitness training. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/army-fitness.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we take a look at what lasers meant to computers in 1985. The relationship between the two was quite different nearly forty years ago. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-lasers-and-computers.html
1993 saw the release by Microsoft of MS-DOS 6.2. After that we would see MS-DOS 6.22 which would be the last major release prior to Windows 95. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we take a look at the milestone that was MS-DOS 6.2. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-dos62.html
Stephen Michael Kellat preaches and has some technical mishaps A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/myth-and-majesty.html
A discussion of using GPUs to power software defined radios. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/modern-sdr.html
A promotional film by Western Union about telegrams. The film is dated to approximately 1956. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/telegram-for-america-reload.html
A report on a science experiment using the standard time and frequency broadcast station WWV in Fort Collins, Coloradio. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/wwv.html
In 1987 the introduction of the 80386 by Intel was a game-changer for computing. Things got faster then. From the perspective of 2023 it all seems a wee bit slow. We look back at this episode of the Computer Chronicles and wonder what it was like to see these things for the first time. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-the-386.html
A film masterpiece from 1925 that came out of Russia. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/battleship-potemkin.html
A message from the Central Office of Information in the United Kingdom. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/lifting-safety.html
In 1989 the public learned about the PIM. A Personal Information Manager, otherwise known as a PIM, was seen as a consolidated way to organize your life back then. Smartphones and calendar apps were not in the cards yet in 1989. Even the first BlackBerry device would not hit the market until seven years later... A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-pims.html
We learn in this episode about a conference in San Diego that talked about the Internet in 1999. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-internet-1999.html
We learn in this episode about a conference in Laguna Nigel that talked about the Internet in 1997. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-internet-1997.html
A cut-down compilation of the Buck Rogers serials from 1939. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/Planet-Outlaws.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we take a look at the state of multitasking as it was in 1988. At that time you had players like A/UX from Apple, Xenix from Tandy, Concurrent DOS from Digital Reserach, Windows 386 from Microsoft, and OS/2 from IBM. The field does not look like that today. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-multitasking.html
A glimpse at a commercial from the distant past. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/univac-commercial.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we take a look at Hypercard. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-hypercard.html
E-mail was quite the new thing once upon a time in 1986. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we look back at what e-mail was like wen it was a new thing. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-electronic-mail.html
More B-movie madness... A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/Curse-of-Bigfoot.html
A 1960s horror film is not really a horror film but rather a bikini girl flick with a monster on the side. It is definitely a weird one. Is the monster real or is something else happening? A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/Beach-Girls.html
Computers in the kitchen. What could go wrong? A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-cooking.html
We worry today about the spread of disinformation on the Internet. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we look at a more innocdent time in 1992 when computers simply played a supporting role in keeping campaigns going. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-and-politics.html
A 1970s werewolf film. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/werewolf-in-washington.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we look at solutions to bridge equity gaps so that the computing revolution could be accessible by all. Unfortunately these solutions have not improved too significantly since this episode aired in 1997. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-and-the-disabled.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we look at the CES show in Las Vegas from the 1997 perspective. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-ces-1997.html
This is not the riffed version from Mystery Science Theater 3000. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/REPEAT-Teenagers.html
Once upon a time there was a trade show held in Las Vegas known as COMDEX. The show was ended twenty years ago and folded somewhat into the Consumer Electronics Show as computers have become more mainstream items and more like regular commodities. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we see what the event was like in Las Vegas back in the 20th century. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-best-comdex-1999.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we learn about how people coped with the problem of memory constraints in 1995. Systems with memory capacities today of 16 gigabytes and higher would have seemed utterly fantastic back then. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-memory-problems.html
A silent film produced by DeVry School Films that attempts to explain some systems of communication. This was found in the Prelinger Archives mirror on the Internet Archive. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/prelinger-silent-communication.html
Before we had ubiquitous smartphones there were curious things known as Personal Digital Assistants or PDAs. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1993 we learn about what these looked like in the very early days of them being on the market. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-pdas.html
The world before things like the 9/11 terrorist attacks and COVID-19 had a wonderful thing known as big trade shows for computers. We do not really have those as much these days. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we head to Boston for an event related to Apple that was not run by Apple in 1996 before the return of Steve Jobs to Apple. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-macworld-expo-boston-1996.html
The world before things like the 9/11 terrorist attacks and COVID-19 had a wonderful thing known as big trade shows for computers. We do not really have those as much these days. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we head to Berlin for a European event in 1996. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-etre-berline-1996.html
Sometimes marriages lead to curses, eh? A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/bride-of-the-gorilla.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we take a look at the European Technology Roundtable Exhibition held in Madrid in 1995 A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-etre-madrid.html
Early versions of Windows left quite a bit to be desired compared to Windows 11 today. There was quite a market for software to enhance the experience using Windows. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1993 we take a look at some of that software. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-windows-enhancement.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1993 we take a look at the state of early digital photography. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-digital-photography.html
A Korean monster movie. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/Yongary.html
Life was a bit more optimistic in 1996. The Internet was new in the popular consciousness. Bill Clinton was campaigning hard for his second term as President of the United States. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we learn how people of that time dealt with information overload. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-information-overload.html
In computers today we have a generally settled way of connecting them. That really was not the case in 1991. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles, we take a look at the ways we connected computers thirty two years ago. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-connectivity.html
REPEAT... A 1930s era film featuring Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew. No, it is nothing like what is seen on the CW today. Please bear in mind that it is also very much a product of the time when it was produced and may seem quite offensive at points today. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/NancyDrewRepeat.html
In this episode from February 2001 we have a discussion on how easy it is to start conspiracy theories online. Looking back at this from 2023 gives us a skewed perspective as to how things were viewed back then. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/net-cafe-conspiracy-theories.html
In 1984 there was talk about so-called fifth generation computers. This episode of the Computer Chronicles was filmed abroad in Japan. A complete show post with further details is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-fifth-generation-computers.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles, we talk about neural networks and what that looked like in 1991. ChatGPT is not necessarily a descendant of things talked about in this episode. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-neural-networks.html
A presentation at FOSDEM 2019 about running RTOS on RISC-V hardware and emulators. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/rtos-riscv.html
A corporate promotional film about computers supporting missile defense. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/story-of-sage.html
It doesn't exist as a product any longer but 1993 was when the world met Windows NT. We learn about it on this episode of the Computer Chronicles. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-nt.html
In this episode from 1994, the Computer Chronicles explores the realm of software geared towards small business enterprises. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-small-business-software.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles from 1995 we learn about software to help athletes become their very best selves. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-pc-sports.html
In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we learn about how computers impacted the provision of healthcare services in 1995. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-and-healthcare.html
Back in 1989 it was a thing to have to translate between the then-separate worlds of Mac and DOS. In this episode of the Computer Chronicles we see Stewart Cheifet and his guests take a look at some of the tools used in handling such situations. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-dos-to-mac-and-back.html
The Mac is seen today as a platform for creative types and people with money to burn. Apparently that was also the same perception in 1987. Back then a novel push was the use of so-called business software on the Mac platform. This episode of the Computer Chronicles shows us a change in how the Mac platform was seen in our world. A complete show post is found at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-business-software-mac.html
ChatGPT, Bing Chat, and Google's Bard have all been bits of Artificial Intelligence in the news lately. What did the AI scene look like in 1986? We find out in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-ai.html
Computer were far less complex in 1984 than what we encounter today in 2023. The popular consciousness had no clue what a hacker even was then. What did computer security look like in 1984? We find out in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computer-security-1984.html
Desktop publishing didn't always mean sitting down and writing a book in Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer. Tools have changed over the years. What did they look like in 1986? We find out in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-secrets-of-desktop-publishing-two.html
Desktop publishing didn't always mean sitting down and writing a book in Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer. Tools have changed over the years. What did they look like in 1986? We find out in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-secrets-of-desktop-publishing-one.html
Equipping a gaming PC seems to always been an arms race. What exactly makes an ultimate gamer PC? What did it look like in 2001? We find out in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-ultimate-gamers-pc.html
We take broadband for granted in 2023. Back in the year 2000 we were still fussing with dial-up connections to the Internet. DSL connections were the new hotness and satellite connections seemed pretty exotic. We remember those times in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-faster-net-access.html
It was the year 2000. Networking homes was a new concept then. What did it look like? We find out in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-home-networking.html
The year was 1986. How was law enforcement adapting to using computers? We find out in this episode of the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-in-law-enforcement.html
A look in 1988 at the major computer of history, the Commodore 64. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-commodore-64.html
A look in 1987 at computers being used by artists. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-and-the-arts.html
A look in 1987 at computers helping to teach adults to read. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-illiteracy.html
A look at the bottom end of the computer market in 1985. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-amiga-and-atari.html
Sometimes there are goofy bits of science fiction that came from Japan. This is one of them. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/TheInvadersSpace.html
Sometimes there are goofy bits of science fiction that came from Japan. This is one of them. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/TheEvilBrain.html
Sometimes there are goofy bits of science fiction that came from Japan. This is one of them. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/UnriffedAtomicRulers.html
This is an unriffed version courtesy the Internet Archive. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/Unriffed-Attack-From-Space.html
In this short from right after World War II we learn about despotism. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/Despotism.html
A trivia contest related to the computer trivia of 1988. Part two of two. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computer-bowl-1-part-two.html
A trivia contest related to the computer trivia of 1988. Part one of two. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computer-bowl-1-part-one.html
This is the final film of the Star Man quartet. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/InvadersSpace.html
From the Star Man quartet of films Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/EvilBrain.html
This is another film of the Star Man quartet. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/AtomicRulers.html
Science Fiction from Japan! Walter Manley Enterprises! The best that can be said is that this has been riffed by RiffTrax. This is the unriffed version courtesy the Internet Archive. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/Attack-From-Space.html
In 1996, wireless was not synonymous with Wi-Fi when it came to computers. In this episode we look at a far more uncertain world than today in the Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-wireless-computering.html
We look at hard drives through the lens of 1985. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-hard-drive-storage-1985.html
We look at optical storage through the lens of 1985. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-optical-storage-1985.html
This is one of the classic shorts riffed by the crew of the Satellite of Love on MST3K. It was specifically riffed as part of Experiment 609 -- The Skydivers. This rendition is not riffed, though. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/WhyStudyIndustrialArts.html
We look at virtual reality through the lens of 1992. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-virtual-reality.html
Even though they are forgotten today there was quite a role played by RadioShack and Tandy in the early days of the home computer revolution. This episode of Computer Chronicles takes a look at Tandy computers from the perspective of 1991. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-tandy.html
A monochromatic rendition of the Wizard of Oz that is rather silent dating to 1910. What could go wrong? Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/wizard-of-oz-silent.html
A look at operating systems from the perspective of 1984. Roughly 39 years ago things were radically different than they are now. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-operating-systems-1984.html
Silicon Valley is facing a slow down. What is ailing the computer industry? Beaer in mind that this is Computer Chronicles and the year is 1985. Some themes in the computer industry seem to recycle repeatedly, it seems... Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-slowdown-in-silicon-valley-2.html
Silicon Valley is facing a slow down. What is ailing the computer industry? Beaer in mind that this is Computer Chronicles and the year is 1985. Some themes in the computer industry seem to recycle repeatedly, it seems... Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-slowdown-in-silicon-valley-1.html
A barely explicable film that defies categorization. Take a jaunt to southern Nevada in the 1960s for a strange story plus Tor Johnson in The Beast of Yucca Flats. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/the-beast-of-yucca-flats.html
The year was 1984. Word processing software looked very different then compared to now. We take a look back in this episode of Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-word-processing-software.html
The year was 1993. Visual C++ was in version 1.0. Visual programming languages were in very early days. We take a look back in this episode of Computer Chronicles. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-visual-programming-languages.html
A monochrome look at urban renewal. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/baltimore-plan.html
Online learning viewed through a 1997 lens. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-virtual-university.html
A Buster Keaton comedy revolving around mistaken identity and law enforcement. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/convict-13.html
A look at how computers were used at NASA in the late 1980s. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-in-space.html
This film by Alfred Hitchcock newly entered the Public Domain this year. Enjoy this silent drama set in London, England. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/hitchcock-lodger.html
Viewing through the lens of 1999 the way home movie-making went while using your own computers. It was a very different world. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-digital-home-movies.html
Your evening weather report based upon information from the National Weather Service forecast office in Cleveland, Ohio. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/weather-report.html
A repeat of the classic shlock scare film. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/Reefer-Madness-Repeat.html
We revisit Manos: The Hands of Fate. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/Manos-Repeat.html
A round-up of Ashtabula-area weather is presented for January 11th Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/weather-report-for-january-11.html
A brief video where we announce that locally produced content is coming in early 2023. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/coming-soon.html
A look at PC system building at home in 1991. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-build-your-own-pc.html
From 1991, a look at the System 7 version of the Macintosh operating system. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-system7.html
Looking at electronic communications in 1985. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-in-communications.html
We look at Internet Telephony from the 1999 perspective. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-internet-telephony.html
We look at a variety of add-on boards for desktop computers from the 1988 perspective. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-add-on-boards.html
We look at Amiga computers and Video Toaster from the 1988 perspective. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-amiga-video-toaster.html
In 1989 we certainly were not thinking of the Apple Watch and Apple Fitness. In this episode we look back at the early days of using computers to promote physical fitness. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/computer-chronicles-computers-and-fitness.html
The classic film that is the first talkie film is now in the public domain. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/jazz-singer.html
This is an animation short that newly entered the public domain as of 2023. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/happy-public-domain-day.html
A look at Windows 95 when it was a new thing. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/cc-win95.html
We look back to 1998 at an avenue in storytelling that we really did not pursue in later years. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/cc-cyber-fiction.html
Early days of computer print-outs from 1984 are shown. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/cc-printers-1984.html
What happens when you remake a B-movie for television... Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2023/zontar.html
Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/2022-12-30-cosmos-war-of-the-planets.html
A boarding school drama with mystical terror elements. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/werewolf-in-a-girls-dormitory.html
A look back to 1999 when the World Wide Web was innocent and far simpler. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-creating-your-own-website.html
A look in 1985 at the realm of Bulletin Board Systems and modems. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-modems.html
Back to 1993 for the battle of OS/2 versus Windows Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-os2.html
From rc3 2021, a look at the state of Tor. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/state-of-tor.html
A look in 2017 at 34c3 in Germany at the history of the BBS. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/34c3-bbs.html
A monochromatic rendition of the Wizard of Oz that is rather silent dating to 1910. What could go wrong? Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/wizard-of-oz-silent.html
A look at how we networked Macintosh computers in 1987. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/apple-networking.html
We jump back in the time machine and head to 1988 so that we can see what die-hard Apple II culture looked like. This originally aired in 1988. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/apple-ii-forever.html
We return to the world of Sid Davis films as he tackles fitness in 1960s youths. Pronounce youths as if you were watching My Cousin Vinny, mind you. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/fit-as-a-fiddle.html
In this episode we look at the world of computer graphics in 1984. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-computer-graphics-1984.html
A look at the recent SeaGL event in 2022 at the Fediverse. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/a-brief-introduction-to-the-fediverse.html
A look in 1988 at the Commodore 64. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-commodore-64.html
A look in 1989 at the Amiga 2500. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-amiga-2500.html
A look in 1988 at the Amiga 3000 and its multimedia applications. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-amiga-3000.html
A look at groupware in 1994. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-groupware-1994.html
A 1993 review of software for writers. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-creative-writing-software.html
A look at the portable computing from 1991. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-laptops-and-handhelds.html
History went in a different direction than many expected with electronic publishing. In this instance we look back at what was then the state of the art in 1993. Expectations were different then. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-electronic-publishing.html
A look at the use of computers in the media sector from the simpler times of 1985. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-computers-and-the-media.html
A look at programming languages from the simpler times of 1999. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-programming-languages.html
A look at the LAN software of 1989. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-low-cost-lans.html
A look in the 1990s at what were then called palmtop computers Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-handheld-computers.html
From the days of the Atari ST we look at low end computers... Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-low-end-computers.html
Originally aired in 1986, a look at how the military uses computers Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-computers-and-pentagon-2.html
Originally aired in 1986, a look at how the military uses computers Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-computers-and-pentagon-1.html
A look in 1985 at computer networking Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-networks-in-1985.html
MS-DOS & OS/2 versus UNIX in 1989 Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-unix-2.html
A 1986 look at the RISC architecture Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-RISC.html
Online radio circa 1999 Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-web-radio.html
MS-DOS versus UNIX in 1985 Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-unix-1.html
The first part of coverage of how we got things like PowerPoint. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-presentation-graphics-part-one.html
The second part of coverage of how we got things like PowerPoint. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-presentation-graphics-part-two.html
A look from a 1993 perspective at The Internet. Complete show post at https://coyote.works/2022/the-internet-circa-1993.html
A look in 1994 at the launch of the PowerPC architecture. Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-mac-two.html.
An in-depth look at the early Apple Macintosh computer, available software and hardware add-ons. Originally broadcast in 1985. Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-mac-one.html.
The post on IA states: This was the very first episode of the Computer Chronicles, originally broadcast in September 1983, covering the history and ancestry of today's PC. Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/computer-chronicles-one.html.
Time for premium nightmare fuel... Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/more-sid-davis.html.
A short yet silent take on the Cinderella story. Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/cinderella.html.
A silent film about providing through a fictionalized lens a view of our local star system. Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/silent-sci-fi.html.
A sociological look at night clubs
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/boom.html.
An academic film about folk music
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/AmericanFolkMusic.html.
A look at how the original Super Mario Brother console game is beaten in just five minutes.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/SpeedRun.html.
A very 1990s look at the Internet courtesy the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/BTSNet.html.
A silent film with Buster Keaton.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/2022-09-06-NotDeadYet.html.
In this short from right after World War II we learn about despotism.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Despotism.html.
An academic/cultural film looking at the Soviet Union shortly before its collapse. Look and learn from this as we face treacherous times in the United States of America.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/SovietUnionChangingTimes.html.
This short film by the Jam Handy Organization released during the Great Depression provides some educational material about levers, car transmissions, and how that all works for us.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Transmission.html.
The Prelinger Archives brings us an amazing film from the infamous director Sid Davis about traffic safety.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/DeadRight.html.
A glimpse into the past from 2007 looking at what the Apple TV was like when it was new.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/When-ATV-Was-New.html.
More spaghetti sci-fi from the director of Ator and War of the Planets
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/WarOfTheRobots.html.
A training film about making training flms
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Cinematography.html.
As the war drags on in Ukraine we bring a partial resumption of operations along with a new video. This is a training film from World War II about radio maintenance.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Partial-Resumption.html.
In this interview we learn about amateur radio in the United States.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/HamRadioIntro.html.
Due to the burdens of attempting to both mitigate the fallout of cyber operations from the Russia-Ukraine conflict as well as continue with updates to this service, we have chosen to suspend this service so that we can continue with handling security matters. Too many strange things have been happening online and we need to continue our efforts in hardening systems. The expected restoration of this service is post-conflict, we hope.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Hiatus.html.
A kid-centered pitch for fair play and thoughtfulness.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Sharing.html.
This is a creature feature mentioned in passing during the pre-roll trailers in the most recent edition of The Mads Are Back.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Manster.html.
This is an unriffed version of this film.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Dynamite.html.
Lots and lots of exposition with a barely plausible time machine filmed out in 1960s Dallas.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Yesterday-Machine.html.
Coronet Films...takes a look at the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/MightyColumbia.html.
General Motors made a short film to promote a car engine. What could go wrong?
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/TrailRocket.html.
Adventuring bravely into the realm of economics, we take a look at how some 1940s high school students might explain capitalism.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/HSCap.html.
How did we celebrate Easter during lockdown? Let us look back at how one religious type did that here in Ashtabula back in 2020.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Easter.html.
A quirky film short taking an obscure look at a narrow slice of industry.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/SaleWizard.html.
An evil old-timey demon torments a man
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Coily.html.
This is a film about railroad safety in terms of automobile accidents.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/LastClearChance.html.
An unclassified Army/Navy training film from 1962 about computer technology.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/DCT.html.
Bela Lugosi as Dr. Zorka. What could go wrong?
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/PhantomCreeps.html.
A silent film about drinking
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/GinBottleLife.html.
Once upon a time computers filled entire floors of buildings. This film tells us about the big iron that helped us track inbound missile threats to the United States and Canada.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/SAGE.html.
Coronet Films...wait, where did the title slate go? This instructional film starts a bit abruptly but talks about how to handle the intersection of science and superstition. This is a digitization of a print from the Prelinger Archive.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Superstition.html.
An event that took place in California at the Internet Archive. Sound recordings newly available in the public domain were celebrated in a public event with DJs and other attendees.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/PublicDomain.html.
A discussion of media resources in education.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/StreamingTransition.html.
An unriffed look at this educational short.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/BLAH.html.
Nazis and time travel: what could go wrong? This is another Z-grade film.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/YesterdayMachine.html.
The life-cycle of making a book.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/MakingBooks.html.
A heavy-handed look from the 1950s at interpreting young love.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Love.html.
A look from the late 1940s in black and white at how to avoid sensationalism.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/HowToJudgeFacts.html.
A public health film about being seen.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/StepLightly.html.
A public health film that shows public health in a better light than we have seen it lately.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/MustBeNeighbors.html.
Well before the age of cryptocurrency we have this short educational film talking about what money happens to be...
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/MovieSign.html.
A late 1940s at banks and credit. The concept of Too Big To Fail most definitely did not exist then.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/BanksAndCredit.html.
A look from an inter-war period about how to be popular.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/AreYouPopular.html.
A product of its time, this film from Centron/Young America Films tries to teach us about the terms used in cooking.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/CookingTerms.html.
This is the final film of the Star Man quartet.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/InvadersSpace.html.
This is another film of the Star Man quartet.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/AtomicRulers.html.
Science Fiction from Japan! Walter Manley Enterprises! The best that can be said is that this has been riffed by RiffTrax. This is the unriffed version courtesy the Internet Archive.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/Attack-From-Space-REPEAT.html.
From the Star Man quartet of films
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/EvilBrainRepeat.html.
Here we find a French silent film from 1902 about travel to the moon. It is very emblematic of the sensibilities of when it was made. Is it goofy? You better believe it...
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/VoyageToTheMoon.html.
The classic shlock scare film.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/ReeferMadness.html.
REPEAT... A 1930s era film featuring Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew. No, it is nothing like what is seen on the CW today. Please bear in mind that it is also very much a product of the time when it was produced and may seem quite offensive at points today.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/NancyDrew.html.
Buster Keaton versus a goat. Yes, this is another silent film.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/TheGoat.html.
Even though it was news recently with the Ashtabula County Medical Center and the City of Geneva it stands to reason that we can learn from how others handle ransomware attacks and learn from what lessons they learned. This event from the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference in 2021 provides some background for us in that area.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/SeaGLRansomwareTalk.html.
Recorded in an undisclosed location, Mike Kellat of the production staff at Erie Looking Productions introduces the ELP TV video podcast channel to the world.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/2022Marker.html.
Recorded in an undisclosed location, Mike Kellat of the production staff at Erie Looking Productions introduces the ELP TV video podcast channel to the world. Further local productions are expected to come in 2022.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2022/22MarkerB.html.
A documentary discussing a half-century of space walks.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Spacewalks.html.
A soldier suffering from combat fatigue meets a young woman on Christmas furlough from prison and their mutual loneliness blossoms into romance.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/BeSeeingYou.html.
A silent film version.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Phantom.html.
Before today's cookie cutter holiday films from a certain television network named for a greeting card company it seems filmmakers of the past liked to indulge in making what can best be described as nightmare fuel. This short comes from producer Sid Davis who is more well known for quite heavy-handed productions in the educational films realm.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/FairySnowQueen.html.
A classic USDA film providing a look at rural life.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/RuralHolidays.html.
Directed by Max Fleischer for the Jam Handy Organization, we hear a rendering of the story of Rudolph. What could go wrong?
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/RudolphReindeer.html.
We're going to continue with our Christmas theme. Although not overtly a Christmas film, this feature film gives us an orphan and a sailor building bonds on a cross-country road trip. Is the kid actually the sailor's son? Is something else going on? Watch and see.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Son-of-the-Navy.html.
A monochromatic silent film from 1925 that proudly proclaims that it was filmed in Alaska. What could possibly go wrong?
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/SilentSanta.html.
Coronet Films...gives us a look at what capitalism meant back in the monochromatic days of the 1950s.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Capitalism.html.
It was 1941. It was over the top. Yes, it is an educational short talking about the dangers of the misuse of gasoline. This is an unriffed version.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Gasoline.html.
Welcome to December! This is one of the classic shorts riffed by the crew of the Satellite of Love on MST3K. It was specifically riffed as part of Experiment 609 -- The Skydivers. This rendition is not riffed, though.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Why-Study-Industrial-Arts.html.
To wrap up November we turn to a wartime short about safety in offices. What could possibly go wrong?
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/OfficeSafety.html.
A look at how a newspaper was produced in California in the 1970s.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/MakingNewspapers.html.
Centron provides a look from the 1950s at Thanksgiving.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Thanksgiving.html.
A piece of anti-communist propaganda produced by what was then Harding College in Arkansas. Today it is known as Harding University. The main campus is still in Searcy, Arkansas.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/MakeMineFreedom.html.
This is not the riffed version from Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Teenagers.html.
The people at the Jam Handy Organization produced a film for the Illuminating Company extolling its virtues. The old coal plant in Ashtabula is depicted in this film.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/JamHandy.html.
Dating to 1955, this film from Encyclopaedia Britannica talks about the miracles of vaccines and immunization. Before we had mRNA technology this was how the magic happened.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Vaccination.html.
This is the trailer to the multi-part serial that aired as part of the first season of Mystery Science Theater 3000. We'll start with this before deciding upon showing the whole thing or not.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Trailer-RadarMen.html.
A monster crashes from space in the Los Angeles area and a ragtag crew has to neutralize the threat.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/PhantomFromSpace.html.
A jaunt into the realm of monochrome monsters invading Japan.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/NeptuneMen.html.
An educational film about making educational films. In an age where everybody can post video online there is a need for good instructional video content.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/MakingFilms.html.
NASA history file film about its Wallops Island launch facility.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Wallops.html.
A film from the wrong side of the Iron Curtain painting quite a view of space exploration.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Venus.html.
A reworking of the Soviet film Planeta Bur.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Prehistoric.html.
A look at relatively ancient banking practices from the middle of the 20th century.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Banking.html.
Marked EXPLICIT due to simulated construction site and workplace accidents and simulated gore. This is a 1970s training film produced for Caterpillar Tractor Company with quite the guitar track showing what not to do on a job site.
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/ShakeHands.html.
The nice people at Coronet Films teach us about Communism from a 1950s perspective
Show notes available in the post at https://coyote.works/2021/Communism.html.
We sample Cold War propaganda.
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We begin November by learning about despotism.
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For Halloween we have a silent film. Yes, we turn to an early film by Universal that does a send-up of a Jules Verne story. The story originally came out towards the end of the Second Empire in France and the launch of the Third Republic.
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A 1930s era film featuring Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew. No, it is nothing like what is seen on the CW today. Please bear in mind that it is also very much a product of the time when it was produced and may seem quite offensive at points today.
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Part of NASA's history files, this film talks about the astronauts of the Mercury project.
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This is the re-dedication of the facility in Sandusky previously known as Plum Brook Station.
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This is a film out of the Academic Film Archive of North America. In this film we take a 1940s era look at radio broadcasting.
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This is another film from the Starman quartet. There were some deep, deep issues playing out in these monochrome sci-fi/fantasy films coming out of Japan.
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Produced by Jason Scott, this presents history of computer culture
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Classic Madness
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Coronet Films...Counter-Propaganda...
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Coronet Films looks at Marxist-Leninist Communism
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A Korean monster movie.
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Another installment from our friends at Coronet Films. This short dates to 1949.
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An unriffed Bella Lugosi film.
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From the Star Man quartet of films
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A travelogue about Puerto Rico.
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A cartoon made as a technical demonstration of an open source software project.
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A B-grade monster movie in monochrome. This is unriffed. For a riffed version you should check out RiffTrax.
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Venturing back into the past through alternative technology arrangements.
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The Judicial Conference of the United States reenacts proceedings around this seminal case over treason.
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The Judicial Conference of the United States reenacts proceedings around this seminal case over commerce regulation.
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The Judicial Conference of the United States reenacts proceedings around this seminal case over state's rights.
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Science Fiction from Japan! Walter Manley Enterprises! The best that can be said is that this has been riffed by RiffTrax. This is the unriffed version courtesy the Internet Archive.
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A Shirley Temple comedy short.
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A 1960s horror film is not really a horror film but rather a bikini girl flick with a monster on the side. It is definitely a weird one. Is the monster real or is something else happening?
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Coronet Films: How did this happen?
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Sid Davis...made interesting stuff...
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A rogue planet menaces Earth and only scientists in Japan can save us all...
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A Spaghetti Space Opera. If you try to play a drinking game with this you will need a liver transplant on standby...
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The Judicial Conference of the United States reenacts proceedings around this seminal case.
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Switching gears with this pick, we wind up turning to Rocky Jones. This is a glimpse at a future that never was. The concept of a Secretary of Space is kinda nice and perhaps we may end up adopting that some day in our own timeline. This is a 1950s retro romp through the galaxy so prepare for blast off!
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Peter Graves and Coleman Francis? This film approaches critical mass for craziness...
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Yes, we have to visit Manos.
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