Seeing By Numbers 1: Electronic Office

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

270

Length of issue (in feet)

522

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: In the past decade, the computer has grown in versatility whilst shrinking in size and cost. This programme is about its impact on our society: not in terms of automated car production, but how it effects education, business efficiency, leisure or even our safety. Computers are sprouting up like mushrooms, appearing in practically every bank, supermarket and office. A lot of them require specific training for their operator. But now there’s a computer that can read and understand handwriting. Whilst taking an order over the phone, a clerk can, at the stroke of a pen, write out instructions to a computer. No other skill is needed and in moments your order is checked and completed. Time is saved, efficiency is fostered.

Keywords

Business and commerce; Science and technology; Computers and computing

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/270

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

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