AT&T BELL LABS Picture phone Advertising "VARI-VUE" Card Offered here is a great little piece of technology advertising that never came to be, landline television phones (skype and facetime don't count). Moving the card simulates motion picture, marked "VARI-VUE". From the people who brought us the transistor! "As the telephone extended man's voice, Picturephone® service extends man's sight. A product of Bell Laboratories research and development, and the Western Electric Company's manufacturing skills, Picturephone® service began commercially in Pittsburgh on July 1, 1970. The service will gradually be expanded to become part of the regular Bell System network.""The usual way to use Picturephone service is face-to-face-two people talking to each other and seeing each other on a 5-1/2 by 5-inch screen. Normally, they talk "hands-free," using a built-in speakerphone. An electronic zoom control allows one or more other people in the picture. In addition, the Picturephone® camera can be used to pick up and transmit images of drawings and photographs. "Picture phone service is also designed to provide communication with computers. By using a Touch-Tone® phone, a person can communicate with the computer and the information retrieved can be displayed on the Picturephone screen.""A sample of face-to-face service and computer information retrieval can be simulated by holding this card upright and tilting it back-and-forth. "Please see photographs for more details as these form an important part of the descriptionNOS front lenticular MINT CONDITION. Back has a little stain