1982 Computer Information Revolution, Microprocessor applications, telecom, data processing

This partially restored 1982 educational film discusses Microprocessors in microcomputers, industrial applications, satellite communications, law enforcement, air traffic control, medical applications, and many other applications. Various types of microcomputer based technology is described and its future applications are discussed as well as their implication on daily life. Color, runs about 14 mins.

[@TastyBusiness]

The music, the narration, the subject matter... this little film speaks to me.

[@George_Tropicana]

😁

[@afnDavid]

I was there. Built my first computer in 1978/9. Telecommunications: Dialup speeds were slow and data charges were astronomical. At first it was 300 bits per second. Compuserve was quite expensive.. They even charged you to send emails. Delphi the first to offer nation-wide quality Internet services in Nov 1992. Eventually small ISP began to appear but it was still dialup and at speeds that peaked at 56 kbps.
Now I have continuous Internet servies at reasobable speeds. Can do much of my researches from home . Many books, magazines, newspapers have been digitized but much still only ixists on paper that is moldering in vaults. Very rarely now must I visit some depository library somewhere - often 100's of miles away.

[@feywerfolevado6286]

For all the benefits that technology brings, I try hard to resist the encroachment - as I find it moving way too fast for my comfort and taste. I prefer to use older technology. Having an in-depth understanding of electronic history and the way the computers operate makes me appreciate what we have. And the slower pace of life. Things are just too fast nowadays. It’s mind-dizzying, and overwhelming.

[@peepopalaber]

@@feywerfolevado6286 I can fully relate to that.

[@afnDavid]

@@feywerfolevado6286 There was a book published in 1970 called Future Shock that dealt with this very subject.

[@feywerfolevado6286]

@@afnDavidI own that book! Good read

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

I read "Future Shock" when it came out. Now, we are living it. : )

[@calbob750]

The ability to transmit information over fiber optic cable at megabit and gigabit rates was the real revolution.

[@yottaforce]

In 1982 I was 10 and films like this would make my heart throb and my fingers itch. Today I'm an engineer making embedded software architecture and I LOVE my job.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

I still call a small computer, whether an IBM compatible model, an Apple model, or any other small computer, a microcomputer. As an avid microcomputer user and a fan of computer technology, this show was made for me.⭐

[@austinformedude]

This computer stuff will never take off.

[@dean6816]

8:10 It's a shame in 1982 that they couldn't fix that little known problem called 'Wow and Flutter'.

[@pimphand00]

I was 9 when this was made and had a Atari 2600 at the time.

[@TeslaTales59]

Nice old film!

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Glad you liked it! ~

[@peewee678]

Don't. Don't say it's "old" considering it was the exact year I studied computer science for a while at university.
CHAP calls it "Vintage". What does that make me? Don 't. Don't say it... Anyway: nice film! 😁 Thanks old CHAP!

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Hi @peewee678, I empathize with you. I took COBOL and BAL in 1981, I feel sooo "vintage" myself.

[@feywerfolevado6286]

The music is amazing 🖤

[@AjinkyaMahajan]

Impressive Archive !!

[@Richardpasquinucci]

this looks like it was filmed in the 1970s

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Hi @Richardpasquinucci, you could be right. Portions of this look like clips of earlier material. Good catch.

[@hagopboghossian6841]

Awesome old electronics days

[@racsonp]

Awesome, awesome, awesome...
Thank You!