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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 04:17:26 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   So, in 1994, IBM went into a project with me to film "The IBM Family Guide to the Internet."

   We all have those embarrassing moments in my career. This was one. My 'acting' career ended soon after LOL.

   This was the opening scene.

   Epic!

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 04:28:24 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @jimcarroll LOL kudos to you to sharing an embarrassing moment, vs. burning the VHS tapes. (not that I thought it was bad...)

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 04:28:24 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr

     Oh, I still have the original VHS tapes. Some in shrink wrap.

     What is amazing about this - think about what it takes to get IBM to put their logo on something. They put a HUGE amount of trust in me.

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 05:17:03 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • J.P. Wing

     @machias Well, I did start out on Visicalc, and cured myself and never used them much after Lotus 1-2-3.

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     J.P. Wing (machias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 05:17:04 JST J.P. Wing

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     @jimcarroll I like this video! Not embarrassing at all. It's not like you were rapping about spreadsheets.

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 05:18:59 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr We went to addresses that were xyz.com.eh ... a unique domain name extension.

     Seriously, though, we did write it with a uniquely Canadian spin - how to get on, Canadian resources, ISPs, and local issues... ended up writing 34 books and sold > 1 million copies.

     The story is here:

     https://jimcarroll.com/2023/07/daily-inspiration-never-in-your-wildest-dreams-can-become-a-little-bit-wild-at-times/

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 05:19:00 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @jimcarroll Indeed! Now I am puzzled on what is different about the Canadian Internet vs. the Internet Internet... politer? LOL

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 06:34:58 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Elias Probst

     @eliasp That's funny!

     And I can only imagine the edit processing power that was needed at the time to work the video frame in. I think they were using high end Avid production systems at the time.

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     Elias Probst (eliasp@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jul-2023 06:34:59 JST Elias Probst

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     @jimcarroll your tricks might have worked on everyone, but now I have to share the truth: there was no video call going on!