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Fast Food Services (1979 Video)

Director

Martin White

Producer

Martin White

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 15 min.

An illustration of a fictional warehouse system: the paperwork and the cash flow problems form the basis of a computing exercise for students on short courses.

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Macbeth (1996 Multimedia)

Series

BBC Shakespeare on Cd-Rom

Producer

Michael Cohen

Contains the complete audio version of the play alongside the complete Alexander text, together with photographs taken from past performances. Includes 35 minutes of video from the 1983 BBC Television...

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Study in Design, A (1981 Video)

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

A case study of the automation of the inking system of a large printing press. Illustrates problem-solving techniques.

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Robotopia (1989 Video)

Director

George Haggerty

Producer

Mike Wallington

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 52 min.

The worldwide robot population is expected to multiply at least ten times in the next decade as it moves into the service industries, in addition to its applications in manufacturing. Japan now leads the...

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Cyborg Cometh, The (1994 Video)

Director

Gary Johnstone

Producer

Paul Wilmshurst

Subject

Technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1998 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Portrays the modern human body and the technology that shapes and modifies it. Examines the theory of some academics who have come to believe that we are no longer simple human beings but are instead all...

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Studying a System: The Dental Practice (1982 Video)

Producer

Martin Hayden

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min.

A case study in systems analysis. A dentist who is considering the application of a small computer in group practice describes the various systems operated by himself and his staff. Appointments, NHS...

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Reaching and Grasping (1987 Video)

Producer

Anne Diack

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Looks at the first stages of a child’s ability to handle and manipulate objects, comparing the stages of progress to that made by robots. Explains the developmental framework behind the child’s ability...

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Romie-O and Julie-8 (1979 Television)

aka: Runaway Robots! Romie-O and Julie-8

Director

Clive A. Smith

Producer

Michael Hirsch

Animation. In the future, two rival robotics firms are hard at work trying to create the next major leap in robotics. Both tout their wares at the latest robotics convention. The Mega Stellar Company has...

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Robots in Industry (1981 Film, Video)

Producer

Howard Kennett; Adam Singer

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Robots in industry are often thought of as a substitute for men, rather than as a valuable aid to them. Stresses the point that robots are content to work in surroundings that men are increasingly unwilling...

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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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