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It at Work: ‘For Your Information’ (1994 Video)

Producer

Philip Ashby

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

Developments in information technology have greatly changed the way most of us work, and there is more in store. This video visits two of the world’s leading computer companies, Intel and Microsoft, whose...

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Designing with Recycled Materials (2009)

Subject

Design; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 33 minutes), £40.00

This resource looks at why and how specific plastics are recycled, regenerated and tested to fulfil the required characteristics for modern sustainable products. Includes: a chair made from Sony Playstations...

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Iec Videoforum Series (1993 Video)

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 40, 42, 53, 55, 90 min., 1995 sale: US$200.00 (+p&p) (set)

Part 1 (40 min): Looks towards the 21st century when new technologies will change everything from newspapers to home entertainment. Part 2 (42 min): A video montage of educational applications of today’s...

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Roadkill on the Information Highway (1994 Video)

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL or NTSC). col. 75 min., 1997 sale: US$39.99 (+p&p)

Nathan Myrhvold of Microsoft discusses dramatic the technological changes to result from exponential improvements in VLSI technology, increasingly sophisticated software and high-speed networks. He argues...

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Electric Arc Steel Making (1971 Video)

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Distribution

free loan (2005), Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

The electric arc steelmaking process produces mild steel in bulk as well as the more specialised alloy steels for which it was first used. The film follows the electric arc process from the sorting of scrap...

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Your Flight is Our Business (1996 Video)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Free loan Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 11 min., 1997 sale: £30.21 (+VAT inc. p&p) Free loan to aviation industry, education and companies

Examiness at the role of the National Air Traffic Services (NATS), shoiwing the work of air traffic controllers, engineers and support staff; high technology navigation aids and communication networks;...

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Business and External Factors (2005)

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £125.00

Examines how external factors affect businesses. The experiences of the companies in a seaside town demonstrate the meaning of P-E-S-T - politics (European grants), economics (the social cost of closing the...

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Educating Brian (1985 Video)

Director

Maurice Stevens

Producer

Robert Davies; Jimmy Wright

Subject

Information technology; Social welfare

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min.

Brian is a young research physicist in the electronics industry who is interested in voice synthesis and robotics. He lives with a pet robot who fetches, carries and talks to him. One day a role reversal...

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Exporting Harm (2002)

aka: Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia

Subject

Environmental science; Technology

Distribution

DVD (PAL), $85

A hard-hitting documentary on the dumping of toxic computer waste in China, aiming to open people’s eyes to the true horror of the high-tech revolution. A tale of how good intentions - to recycle old...

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Oxley Developments Company Ltd (1995 Video)

Director

Sherry Moran

Producer

Sherry Moran

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., 1999 sale: £39.50 (+VAT +p&p)

A case study showing how a business has used good business practice to enhance its competitive advantage. Oxley Developments (north-west England, 250 employees) is a leader in electronic components, creating...

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