Le point sur l'arrivée des jeux vidéo dans les foyers. Jean-Paul Dumont, vendeur d'appareils vidéo dans un grand magasin, imagine à quoi ressembleront les jeux vidéo dans quelques années. Images d'une famille jouant au jeu de tennis (Pong) sur son téléviseur familial.
An explanation of how the Minitel is currently being tested in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine. Claude VEILLOT, Telecom Public Relations, talks about the free and paid services offered by Minitel.
300 to 400 public telephone booths are installed each year in the Centre region, but the rate of establishment is delayed by the repairs that must be carried out following the deterioration. More robust devices have been deployed to thwart fraud attempts. Testimonials from several users
Report on the development of electronic games which have become a real economic sector. In the game rooms, they become a serious competitor for flippers. With interviews with Bruno LEFEBVRE, Sales and Importer Manager.
Presentation of the Douai National Printing Shop where telephone directories are printed. As one official explained, 16 million directories will be printed this year in a refreshed and more enjoyable version.
For more than a year, in the province and in Paris, the telephone in the street takes on new growth, with one novelty: the telephone shelters installed inside some bus stops. As for public cabins, they will be deployed in greater numbers in the larger units. Reactions from users and Mr DARMON, Ministry of PTT, on the introduction of magnetic cards to limit vandalism.
Investigating a new phenomenon in Paris: the walkman. Walkman user microsidewalks alternate with images of young people listening to music on the streets and in various situations.
Short documentary screened on the "Jeune style": the under-20s at the café, on the terrace, at the counter, smoking, eating sandwiches; their accessories: radio station with transistors, electrophone Teppaz, jukebox, telephone; cinema, literature, classical music, dance, sports cars; newlyweds on motorbikes.
Consumer information and practical advice magazine. Update on the different models of quartz watches: hands-on display or digital display via diodes or liquid crystals with excellent precision. Digital displays lose legibility and the after-sales service is not always competent for lack of parts or references.
Portrait of a pinball fan. He gives his definition of a good pinball player: "a good player plays for the pleasure of playing, he controls his nerves".
Students from a kindergarten in Nevers in Nièvre were able to discover the Polaroid. They take, with more or less success, several photos which they then comment on.