TAT-8 Transatlantic Optical Cable - 1989 AT&T commercial

Cliff Robertson does the opening narration for this AT&T commercial showing some of the nifty things they did back in 1989.
More info about TAT-8: en.wikipedia.o...

[@commodoresixfour7478]

Wow tat-8 was discontinued in 2002! That just goes to show you how advanced the technology was.

[@brandonbarr2784]

are you saying it should have lasted longer. or have you considered the advancement in new cables they made the first seafloor fiber optic. repeaters was the main thing that was outdated, vacuum tubes to mosfet.

[@thecybernerd]

Absolutely remarkable

[@robjackson5245]

Gangsta!

[@user-gf9rc5ou8w]

nice

[@muyangyan]

epic

[@robjackson5245]

This commercial epitomized the Warner Bros. network UPN before it even existed. I don't doubt this commercial was always on, then, future affiliates of UPN, like WWOR, nigga. UPN 9 always had the most of the NY telephone, MTA (yeah nigga the transit company), AT&T and Bell Atlantic. AT&T is East Coast as fuck. UPN/Warner Bros./WB (and I mean my WB network, which will not have "The" before "WB," or a wackass fucking frog, there was nothing Warner Bros.ish about The WB) shit. Beastin'. XD