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  1. What Really Happened in Y2k? (2017)

    Subject
    Information technology; Technology

    Grehsam College lecture by Professor Martyn Thomas. As the year 2000 approached, many people feared that computer programmes storing year values as two-digit figures (such as 99) would cause problems. There...

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  2. Control Systems in Design Technology (2012)

    Subject
    Design; Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 19 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    This film, aimed at design technology, engineering and computer studies students, introduces computer controlled systems, block diagrams and applications of computer controlled systems. Open and closed loop...

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  3. Semiconductors, Diodes and Transmitters (2012)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 22 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    This film demonstrates the operation of semiconductors, diodes and transistors, and explains how the invention of the integrated circuit and transistor has revolutionised electronics. Viewers will learn...

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  4. History of Computers, The (2006)

    Subject
    Information technology; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    The programme traces the development of the computer, from the first valve-based devices of the mid 20th century, to the invention of silicon-based technology leading to the manufacture of the first PCs. The...

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  5. Systems in Retailing (2002)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 25 min), £120 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the impact of computer-based information systems on retailing, taking the example of Marks & Spencer. At the heart of the Marks & Spencer system is the IT centre at Stockley Park. Here mainframe...

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  6. Systems in Travel (2002)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 25 min), ££120.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the ways in which computers have transformed the way the travel industry works, through the experiences of small tour operator, Sunvil Travel, and an internet-based travel agency, Expedia.co.uk....

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  7. Systems in a Hotel (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Uses a dramatisation to illustrate the various uses of computer systems in hotels - for taking bookings, checking in, electronic room keys, electronic billing in the restaurant and minibar, and restocking...

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  8. Project 2000, The Management Guide to Solving the Y2k Problem (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 1999 sale: £364.25 (inclusive)

    A guide for managers of small- and medium-sized businesses on planning and executing a company-wide strategy for dealing with the millennium bug problem. Provides a framework for a Y2K project with guidance...

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  9. Hard Questions, Soft Answers (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Steve Evanson
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Software systems are necessary to represent complex business interactions, and to build and maintain a system over 20 or 30 years requires robust software capable of being easily modified. Discusses the...

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  10. Millennium Bug, The (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., 1998 sale: £29.38 (inclusive)

    Explains how the approach of the year 2000 is likely to affect various business systems including payroll, data systems, stock control, invoicing, production lines, security system, heating systems,...

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