The Computer Programme (9): In Control (Computers Controlling Other Equipment)

Episode #9 of this series about computers produced by the BBC. Casted in March 8, 1982

[@vladabuba]

Nice to see how people once understood and thought about using computers for productive and constructive work. Now it is mostly Facebook and twitter, celebrity culture and... all that other trivial nonsense.

[@johneygd]

Yeah, even backthen computers were found in pretty much everything from dishwashers to vcr decks etc,,, It's amezing that even a prototype car contained computer chips for savety while factory's used it for their own porpuse, just mind blowing.

[@jezza10181]

The days before OOP came along lol

[@stephenfoster6076]

Someone sneezes at 4:03 lol

[@jamescoyle3457]

It will neve rcatch on though

[@WvhKerkhof]

Never heard of a british computer...

[@Bertie_Ahern]

I don't think they sold them in NL

[@rogerwilco2558]

@@Bertie_Ahern I've known Dutch people that grew up with various models of Sinclair and Amstrad machines. So that's not true at all.

[@rogerwilco2558]

@ Wolf Blitzer Of course you haven't.....

[@mikekaraoke]

Wolf Blitzer I do hope your being sarcastic???

[@mikekaraoke]

@@rogerwilco2558 But while Amstrad was obviously a company well before they did computers, Their first computer was the Amstrad CPC in 1984-And this programme was filmed in late 81 till March of 1982 so the Amstrad computers were not even made back in 1982