On This Day in Telephone History December 14TH 1967 - The Bell System's Picturephone® see-while-you-talk set was completely redesigned to incorporate additional features that earlier trials showed the public wanted. The new set was shown at a press demonstration in New York City. The improved Model II set will be given trials at the Westinghouse Corp. locations in Pittsburgh and New York in early 1969.

On This Day in Telephone History December 14TH 1967

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On This Day in Telephone History December 14TH 1967 – The Bell System’s Picturephone® see-while-you-talk set was completely redesigned to incorporate additional features that earlier trials showed the public wanted. The new set was shown at a press demonstration in New York City. The improved Model II set will be given trials at the Westinghouse Corp. locations in Pittsburgh and New York in early 1969.