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The US rail industry pioneered barcode technology in the 1960s, but within a decade the technology was already abandoned. This documentary tells the full story of Kartrak, the first widely-adopted barcode system, and the reasons for its relatively quick downfall.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Historical Context
3:29 - The Visionary
8:28 - Triumph
13:37 - Downfall
16:23 - Epilogue
18:41 - Credits
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Music:
"By The Pond" by Chad Crouch
https://open.spotify.com/track/6IWQpbI7tszjhPdCJ6gXC1?si=1f5e16bb9948457b
"Dry Air" by Chad Crouch / Podington Bear
https://open.spotify.com/track/3DxcqERegPcgSkLrGfceP1?si=744dddccdcb64d19
"Sweet Pea" by Chad Crouch
https://open.spotify.com/track/3GvryqoSwkG0xS9j4WWbZh?si=f0a0e480233a4715
"Out Notes" by Chad Crouch
https://open.spotify.com/track/2sn9E3qPacPQOHulHqnC6M?si=8aac7bbf11dc4d6e
"Taut" by Chad Crouch
https://open.spotify.com/track/5dYOXStLr2b094xJzeomGD?si=83a940b6a95844cd
"Backwards Flow" by Chad Crouch
https://open.spotify.com/track/1U7OUesiltOhsgw2yuwzMu?si=b444efc6cb35456f
"The Bluff Trail" by Chad Crouch
https://open.spotify.com/track/4tbOpI8xthLyfHKHylYwWx?si=4446587b5cc8409f
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