The Secret Life of Machines - Season 3 Episode 3 The Secret Life of the Word Processor
The name 'Word Processor' was invented by IBM. Their first machines were very difficult to use because they had no screen. A draft version was typed and stored on a magnetic card. After correcting the draft it could be automatically retyped, stopping wherever a change was needed.
Episode Contents:
Models: A bag full of LEDs are soldered to the pins of a microprocessor to show the massive switching going on inside.
Machines: Some befuddled computer shopping automatons. A huge sloppy hand held ink jet print head by Rex.
Guests: Various pre-qwerty antique typewriters. A 70's era micro with punchcard storage.
Films: Old footage of early computers. Some goofy old 70's promotional video.
Extro: A huge tractor feed spewing robot made of old computer hardware.
Year: 1993
Genre: Documentary
Country:
Studio: Channel 4
Director: Tim Hunkin
Cast: Tim Hunkin, Rex Garrod
Crew: Tim Hunkin (Writer)
First Air Date: Nov 15, 1988
Last Air date: Mar 25, 1993
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 18 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 5.00 users
Popularity: 1.9538
Language: English
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