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The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) port is an increasingly familiar facility on microcomputers and electronic instruments. The video explains and demonstrates the use of MIDI, focussing on a...
Many companies use information technology because they think it will help what they are already doing. Looks at the Lucas group which has adopted its own approach. Asks ‘What are we doing and why?' and...
Looks at the ways in which computers are used by the police to help run incident rooms which handle serious crimes. A system called MIRIAM (Major Incident Room Index and Action management) was a prototype...
Large retail stores use information technology to control the volume and complexity of their operation. Looks at the bar codes used in Sainsbury’s and the EPOS (electronic point of sale) system installed...
Looks at the problem of designing a computerised booking system for a small hotel, to emphasise the importance of top-down design techniques for simplifying program construction.
Shows how the network of central mainframe computers, local mini-computers and hand-held microcomputers is used by Gallaher in the sales and distribution of their tobacco goods.
Looks at the way manufacturing companies can structure their product information in a computer. Using film shot at Racal-Mobical’s factory in Reading, and extensive animation, shows how Racal use their...
An appraisal of the main applications of computers in business environments. Part 1 asks pertinent questions about buying hardware and software and looks at available packages for accounting, database...
Deals with the Amstrad PCW 8256/8512 using Locoscript.
1: A school with a strong tradition of engineering and electronics has been using micros for about three years. Students make early contact with graphics and word processing which they use for letters,...
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