Past Forward: This 1945 TV Console Showed Two Programs at Once: Its Inventor Envisioned an End to Arguments Over What to Watch

As I try to write this article, my friend and I have six different screens attached to three types of devices. We're working in the same room but on our own projects—separate yet together, a comfortable companionship.

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IEEE Spectrum
Published
2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.2025.11098755
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Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
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Past Forward: This 1945 TV Console Showed Two Programs at Once: Its Inventor Envisioned an End to Arguments Over What to Watch

Allison Marsh
IEEE Spectrum
Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
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Past Forward: This 1945 TV Console Showed Two Programs at Once: Its Inventor Envisioned an End to Arguments Over What to Watch

Allison Marsh
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Abstract

As I try to write this article, my friend and I have six different screens attached to three types of devices. We're working in the same room but on our own projects—separate yet together, a comfortable companionship.

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