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On Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 11:36:53PM +0000, Richard Lewis wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8008.shtml
Now *thats* what a proper IT lession should be like.
That is a proper computer lesson for certain! I noticed that there are more videos of a similar vintage with some very interesting topics on there. Thanks for that Richard! Adam -- New signature required, suggestions on a post card please.
Richard Lewis wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8008.shtml
Now *thats* what a proper IT lession should be like.
What a great piece of film! I started in IT in 1973, on a Honeywell 120. Our interface was an octal keyboard; we had no print console that I can recall, only a line-printer. The way we got data in and loaded programs was via punched cards and tape. I've got some pictures of the old girl somewhere, but I must say that it was quite a bit more advanced than "Nellie", even if it did need a large room and its own electricity sub-station! Cheers, Laurie. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurie Brown laurie@brownowl.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8008.shtml
Now *thats* what a proper IT lession should be like.
"Nellie" was probably an Elliott 405 (certainly a 400 series of some type). PeterO
Me == jealous! What a beast! -- Regards, James ;) Stephen Leacock - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so." - http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html
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