Vintage Computer Automation film 1985 Educational NCR Decision Mate PC

A rescued and restored vintage tech film entitled Computer Chips Shape an Information Society Circa 1985 the film starts with early numbering systems and quickly moves to the mid-1980 s Originally produced in association with NCR you will see brief views of the NRC 304 transistorized computer the NCR Decision Mate Personal Computer and various applications of automation including law enforcement banking airline reservation systems ATM s grocery stores engineering applications office automation and space exploration Re-experience the flavor of the 1980 s Run time 12 minutes Originally from Screen News Digest and the National Science Teacher s Association it is provided here for its educational and historical value and for comment Restoration by the Computer History Archives Project Hope you enjoy this look back at a bit of mid-1980s automation Film Trivia The original film mentions the ENIAC of 1946 and shows several photos but then includes several photos of the MIT Whirlwind Computer with no explanation We correctly labeled the MIT Whirlwind photos in this version as you will see -- More Info The NCR 304 announced in 1957 first delivered in 1959 was National Cash Register NCR 's first transistor-based computer The 304 was developed and manufactured in cooperation with General Electric For more info on early NCR computers see our video at a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fwatch 3Fv 3DXxBjocnB5a0 a

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