Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition (ET/83), low angle view of oval "ET/83" sign hanging on yellow curtain; Klatu, the robot, jokes about selling old beer cans: "If you make it in American, it's gotta be good." U.S. House Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) standing next to Klatu, laughs and walks away. Adult Caucasian female asks Klatu who came off better in that discussion. Klatu asks her to repeat and come closer, adult African American male passes by behind Klatu. She repeats her question and Klatu states the Congressman came off better, because he is a professional and Klatu is just new technology and he was paid $5 by the Congressman to say that. Woman asks Klatu about its thoughts on the nuclear freeze movements. Klatu cannot comment until it comes out of caucus. Woman asks Klatu if it's taught the Congressmen anything. Klatu responds that it has not, because they already know everything, it has asked them.
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition "ET/83" sign hanging from yellow curtain behind Klatu. Klatu, the robot, states that it is for the freeze on nuclear armaments and asks if U.S. House Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) is in agreement. Rep. Markey stays off camera, adult Caucasian female reporter states the Congressman is camera shy. Klatu says Rep. Markey was not so camera shy in the committee meeting advocating for the freeze on nuclear armaments, then cracks a joke; Klatu's arm rotates back-to-front. Klatu states that robots are against nuclear weapons too, because they are just as effected by it as biochemical beings. Woman asks what brings Klatu here today and Klatu states ET83 and the technological innovation and education available to all who come and support it, just like Rep. Markey supports it. Klatu asks the woman for her phone number. Woman asks for Klatu's opinion on the show "The Lawmakers". Klatu says it is a poignant and interesting, but it needs Dan Rather. Woman asks what's wrong with the current host, Paul Duke. Klatu says nothing, but that it also applied for the job. Adult Caucasian men standing and watching in BG.
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information (ET/83) convention; adult Caucasian female, off camera, notices that Klatu the robot seems to be attracting a lot of attention. Klatu says he's not the most popular, U.S. House Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) is, but he's camera shy. Klatu is only here to tell people about the future, and that people should embrace the future; "ET/83" sign hanging from a yellow curtain in the BG. Woman asks if there has been a lot of members of Congress here today. Klatu replies that if there are not, then it will go down to their offices and "get their butts over here" so that they can see what technology is all about. Klatu jokes about how out of touch members of Congress are with technology: "They still think a telephone is two Dixie cups and a piece of string." Woman asks Congress should remember Klatu when they're voting on legislation. Klatu says it wants to remembered one way: "If I'm drafted, I'll run. If I'm elected, I'll serve." Woman thanks Klatu, and Klatu again asks for her phone number, which she refuses to provide. Adult Caucasian male torsos pass by in FG; woman tells Rep. Markey, off camera, he can use the footage for a nuclear freeze rally.
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition; "ET/83" oval sign hanging on yellow curtain, pan left toward the Caucus Room; "American Bell" exhibit next to a "E3/World Communications Year/USA" sign with adult Caucasian men and women visiting exhibits. Middle-aged adult Caucasian male visiting the ROLM CBX Computerized Telephone System exhibit, walking away; two adult Caucasian females and one adult Caucasian male at exhibit table.
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition (ET/83). Adult Caucasian female asks an adult middle-aged male Bell Systems representative what brings him to the exhibition today; "Keeping America First" slogan on poster board in BG. Man states that U.S. House Representative Tim Wirth (D-CO) and U.S. Senator Robert Packwood (R-OR) invited him to give a technical briefing to members of Congress and staff. Woman asks why it is important for Congress to pay attention to this event. Man explains that the Congress makes the laws in the United States and it would be a good idea for Congress to be knowledgeable about the emerging technologies that are going to affect the country in the future. Same woman asks if they are educated at the moment, and the man replies that members of Congress are becoming more educated about advanced technology every moment that they are here. The man confirms they are learning a lot, seeing new technology, being impressed by it, and he asks for Congress to help. He explains: "Congress can help by allowing the free enterprise system to work; allow companies to make use of the technologies they develop."
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition (ET/83). Adult female, off camera, asks middle-aged adult Caucasian male Bell Systems representative if government help means pushing for deregulation; "Keeping America First" poster board material in BG. Bell Systems representative replies that deregulation can have some part to play, but most of the current technological innovation have occurred within the regulatory environment. Woman asks if there is anything specific Congress can do in terms of legislation. The man states that Congress can help U.S. companies compete overseas by aiding education at home, especially in the fields of mathematics and science, so children can learn and grow up to be engineers and scientists, and further technological advances. Furthermore, for companies that have developed new technology, let them make use of it instead of trying to manage their use. Woman asks the representative to speak to how education can help with legislation. The man explains that Congress makes the laws, so the better educated they are, the better laws they can pass, especially as it relates to new technology.
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition (ET/83). Television monitor with red screen and white text: "And now back to you, Paul."; adult Caucasian male explaining to Paul Duke, off camera, how program works. Poster for computer program called "Phraser" above the monitor. Adult Caucasian male typing into the screen: "From E T 83", and the program repeats it back in a robotic voice. Pan up to the poster. Robotic voice speaks the words on the monitor: "Now back to you, Paul".
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information (ET/83). Static shot on television screen; Star Wars music playing with laser sounds in BG. Zoom out to three televisions, two marked "Scrambled" and third marked "Source" that displays HBO logo; satellite dish in FG, all as part of the M/A-Com Technology Solutions. Computer terminal with information scrolling on screen. Computer program "Keyfax: Your Key to the Facts" on television screen; adult Caucasian female representative with a remote explaining the program to someone off camera. "ITT" sign. Two rolling text screens, side by side, above the exhibits: "Voice, Data, Video" text and visual representations appear in sync, rolling text appears: "KU Band Transmission -- All Digital -- High Quality -- Available Today!" Adult Caucasian men and women visiting exhibits. General Telephone & Electronics Corporation (GTE) logo and exhibit area, three adult Caucasian male representatives speaking to three adult Caucasian women about the company; camera zooms in, unfocused on scrolling text above.
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition (ET/83). Adult Caucasian males standing and talking in small groups at different exhibits; "National Public Radio" sign in FG. Adult Caucasian female representative going over a computer program with adult Caucasian male at a computer terminal; adult Caucasian woman standing nearby. ADP Demonstration Home Banking System computer program displays payment and banking account information for a Jane and Arthur Wilson making a payment to Exxon electronically. Two adult Caucasian female representatives of MCI Communications standing behind table, speaking with another adult Caucasian female. Adult Caucasian female at a computer terminal speaking with an adult African American male, presumably guiding her through the program. Instructions displayed on computer screen.
Emerging Technology Exhibition - Part 2
Emerging Technologies in Communications and Information Exhibition (ET/83). Financial and stock information, in the form of numbers and graphs, displayed on computer screen. Three adult Caucasian male representatives from Merrill Lynch providing a demonstration of The Teleport Financial Services Systems to U.S. House Representative Phil Gramm (R-TX). Rep. Gramm shaking hands with one of the representatives, walks away. Panning overview of the ET83 Exhibition, with adult Caucasian males and females visiting different exhibits; zoom in to Rep. Gramm walking over to the AT&T/Bell Systems exhibit.