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Early Computer History
Film Collection on DVD
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Nowadays, you probably
don't even give any thought about computers. They are an integral
part of everyday life and even the least expensive new computer
is more powerful than the best computers of just ten years ago.
But what about the early days of computers? What were they like
and how were they used? This DVD explores three films from the late
50's and early 60's, looking at the supercomputers of the era and
how they were an integral part of our national defense and space
program.
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Here are the contents
of each of the films in the computer history film collection:
On Guard! The Story of SAGE (1956)
  
This film talks about SAGE, one of the earliest computers
used for the defense of the United States during the Cold
War. SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) was a heavily
computerized early warning system designed to guard against
enemy aircraft. was actively developed by IBM and fills a
large room with its processors and associated equipment. By
today's standards, it was extremely primitive - but it worked!
And more importantly, the research that developed these early
military computers led to the dawning of the modern computer
age.
Producer: IBM Corporation, Military Products Division
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 12:15
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The Information Machine (1958)
  
By the late 50s, the public was very curious about these
new computers and what they were doing for us. This film was
made to show the complete history of computation and computing
from caveman times to the ultra modern state of the art machines
used by the military and big businesses of the day.
Production Company: Eames (Charles And Ray)
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Run time: 00:09:44
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