My mother recently moved into a senior community and to help keep her in contact with her kith and kin spread around the country, we got her a computer and cable broadband.

Today my sister and I set up a video chat between Denver and Lowell, Mass. Much fun was had by all.

I reminded my mom that when we saw the video phone exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair, she and I got to test the demo units. (I was six.)