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Microscopic view of an Intel i486The Intel i486 might be over 30 years old, but it's still an incredible piece of technology. Especially when viewed up close with a scanning electron microscope.@Breaking Taps on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/U885cIhOXBM?si=LV5r1cced46q96YI2021
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Pacific Steel - Wire Making ProcessAn older clip of Wire Marking process over at the Pacific Wire/Pacific Steel wiremill in Otahuhu Auckland. Watch this space for more updated content on how our wire is used and more manufacturing details. @Pacific Steel on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZYB_uCko2A&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=202016
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"The Work of the Weavers" documentaryFound on an unlabelled video tape and apparently not recorded from TV (although TV programmes were also on the tape), this is a documentary about the history of the weaving industry in Dewsbury, Yorkshire.@VHS Bits on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZCJSpKiQXM&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=31&t=573sunknown
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New Zealand Flax (1950)New Zealand National Film Unit presents New Zealand Flax (1950)This film takes a look at the harvesting and milling of New Zealand flax - New Zealand's oldest industry. New Zealand flax is one of the country's most distinctive native plants. It has sword-shaped leaves 1--3 metres long that grow in a fan shape. In spring, birds -- particularly tūī -- flock to feed on the nectar of its tube-like flowers, which bloom on stems up to 4.5 metres long. By carrying pollen from plant to plant, the birds help flax to produce seeds in long pods.Archives New Zelandhttps://www.archives.govt.nz1950
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The Story of the First Ultra Modern Phone Cable Ship - AT&T ArchivesThe story of the Bell System's first "ultra modern" Cable ship. AT&T Archives and History Center, Warren, NJhttps://techchannel.att.com/showpage/ATT-Archives2012
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1940s USA, Cotton Thread Spun Into Yarn, Textile Industry, 16mm1940s USA, Cotton Thread Spun Into Yarn, Textile Industry, 16mm from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. Clip ref KLR166 .Kinolibraryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZG-0uFO5Jc&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=331940
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How Fibres Are SpunSpinning processes. Using hands. - wool is pulled from a tuft straight from the sheep. It tends to break so some preparation is needed. Firstly it is "opened out". Wool is opened out by two women. A West African woman pulls seeds from raw cotton. This is a process known as "jinning" (sp?). Raw cotton is picked up by a stick. Knocking the stick continuously separates the fibres. The wool is then carded. This separates the fibres even further, they lie roughly in the same direction and there is a fairly even texture. It is made into a roll called a "rolag" (sp?). Lots of rolags are displayed. A hand spindle is illustrated. C/U of woman's hands as she operates the spindle. Yugoslavian peasant spins wool slightly differently, carded wool is fastened to a distaff. C/U of hand movement. Cotton being spun by a West African woman, the spindle is supported by a bowl. Spinning wheel is illustrated. Treadle wheel frees both hands for spinning. A foot operates the treadle. C/U of the spindle. Bobbin and its driving band are outlined on a still image. The flyer is then outlined. A modern mill. We see spindles, flyers and bobbins.BRITISH PATHÉ TVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLtdyFIe_VA&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=391940 - 49
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Weaving LinenLoom in operation is shown. Two men check newly woven linen for flaws. They turn the linen over, inspecting it. The linen is stored in bales. High angle shot of the stacked bales. Finishing processes are illustrated. Preshrinking and scalding are demonstrated. Linen is guided over rollers into a vat containing solution of caustic soda. BRITISH PATHÉ TVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gDWuWT23x4&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=401940 - 49
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Spinning FlaxA group of workers—men, women, and a young boy—collaborate in the processing of flax. The flax is sorted, combed by machines, and drawn out into fibers. It moves through various mechanical stages: separated, aligned, combed, and passed through rollers. Two women stretch and align the fibers before they are formed into slivers, roved, and spun into yarn. The yarn is wound onto bobbins, reeled into hanks, and dried on racks. Throughout, the process shifts from raw flax to finished bundles, with human labor guiding each step of the transformation.BRITISH PATHÉ TVhttps://www.britishpathe.tv1940 - 49
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BUILDING THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE CABLE "VOICE BENEATH THE SEA" MD46164“The Voice Beneath the Sea” is a color film produced by John Sutherland and presented by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company’s Long Lines Department. Produced in the late 1950s, it details the joint communication venture between Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom and the creation of the first transatlantic telephone cable system. Launched in 1956, the system was designed to link both the United States and Canada to the UK, with facilities for some circuits to be leased to other West European countries. Periscope Filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OILtQ_Szvt8&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=431950s
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1982 Computer Information Revolution, Microprocessor applications, telecom, data processingThis 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.ComputerHistoryArchivesProjecthttps://www.youtube.com/@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject1982
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1982 Computer Information Revolution, Microprocessor applications, telecom, data processingThis 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. Computer History Archives Projecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nIs4GeFLHY&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=51&t=3s1982
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Computer History: WORLD'S LARGEST CALCULATOR: IBM's 1948 Giant Electronic Vacuum Tube Machine: SSECComputer History: Rare IBM film of IBM’s Thomas Watson Sr. and the Dedication of the 1948 Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC), world’s largest calculator. Start of the Computer age, IBM built this giant computing machine for scientific problem solving. Designed at Watson Labs Columbia University, modules were built at Endicott New York, and installed for public viewing at IBM Headquarters on Madison avenue, this giant machine calculated over 250 times faster than its predecessor machines Original dedication speech by Thomas J. Watson, Sr., and original NBC live broadcast are included, plus various film clips from 1948 to 1952 show the giant machine in operation. SSEC was a was a technological hybrid combination 12,500 tubes and 21,400 electromechanical relays, punch cards and punched tape readers and high speed printers. IBM Archiveshttps://www.ibm.com/history/selective-sequence-calculator
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1940s USA, Cotton Field, Farmers Picking Cotton, Textile industrySouthern States, South of USA. Cotton field, workers picking cotton.Kinolibrary Archive Film Collectionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09coq6MbXw&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=571940s
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NASA Computers 1957-1959 IBM 704 - VANGUARD SATELLITE Launch "Science in Space" (Burroughs Datatron)This 1960 film by the National Academy of Sciences documents the U.S. space exploration efforts between 1957 and 1959, focusing on the early Satellite Program and Project Vanguard. Managed by the Naval Research Laboratory, Project Vanguard aimed to launch the first American satellite into orbit. In response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1, the U.S. accelerated its space initiatives, leading to multiple launch attempts, including the televised failure of Vanguard TV3 and the eventual success of Vanguard 1 in 1958. The film also highlights the critical role of early digital computers and tracking systems in calculating spacecraft launches and orbital paths, showcasing several pioneering computing technologies of the era.Computer History Archives Projecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFTsGvRPBFY&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=631960
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DATA PROCESSING AN INTRODUCTION 1972 KEY PUNCH COMPUTER & MAGNETIC TAPE EDUCATIONAL FILM 99424This color educational film is about data processing.Periscope Filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtcJZL9tezM&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=801972
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IBM Rare 7070 Mainframe Computer film 1960 (7074, 7080 transistorized SMS 1958-1961 (7090)Computer History: Today we view a partial restoration of a 1960 film announcing IBM's 7070 mainframe, IBM’s first FULLY TRANSISTORIZED stored program computer. This film was lost for over 60 years. Part of the 700/7000 series, the 7070 used 30,000 transistors and 22,000 diodes, on 14,000 SMS circuit boards. This color film has been restored and narration added to bring this system back to life. This excerpt shows the 7070 in operation in an IBM Data Center running a utility billing program called “SURE” for “Symbolic Utilities Revenue Environment.” The 7070 is described in detail and Gallery photos of its advanced successors, the 7074 and 7080 are also included. Computer History Archives Projecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6Xl8iep7o&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=811960
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How The Internet Travels Under SeaHow The Internet Travels Under Sea. No matter where you are located, almost all of your internet data is transmitted through a hidden network of undersea cables. In fact, 97% of all internet traffic runs through this hidden infrastructure of thousands of miles of fiber optic cables that zig-zag our ocean floors. With our dependence on the internet increasing by the day, modern life is totally reliant on these sub-aquatic wires. But how do they work, and what is the future of internet communications? Also, how is it possible that your internet connection is mostly always there - don't these cables get destroyed by ships and sharks?@Simply Tech on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEM_I3HbIU8&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=832022
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The Incredible MachineInteresting old film detailing advancements in computer/digital technology, featuring the 'Graphic 1' computer system at Bell Telephone Laboratories.@01DOGG01 on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwVu2BWLZqA&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=841968
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Computer History IBM SAGE Boeing BOMARC Missile Defense System 1950's Military MITBack-to-back, two “Cold War” computing films that complement each other. First, IBM’s commercial for the SAGE computer system built in the 1950’s for U.S. defense. SAGE was used by NORAD and included the BOMARC missile system, which is the subject of film #2 “The Armored Sky” from 1958.IBM film copyright © IBM. BOMARC film produced by Boeing under contract to U.S. Air Force. Courtesy of National Archives, VHS tape, USAF #31456.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrpYXn2RxLQ&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=148
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COMPUTERS IN OUR LIVES 1980s INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 62344This 1980 color film, presented by COLONY—a Shale Oil Project and EXXON subsidiary—highlights the importance of knowledge and technology across various professions. It opens with a real estate broker discussing the complexities of her work, followed by others in industry emphasizing the expertise required in their fields. At 27 seconds, the film features the IBM 5100 Portable Computer, one of the first portable computers introduced in 1975. The IBM 5100 evolved from the 1973 SCAMP prototype and preceded successors like the IBM 5110 and 5120. Though part of the same naming series, the later IBM 5150 (IBM PC) introduced in 1981 did not share the 5100’s architecture. The film situates the 5100 within a broader context of emerging computing technology and workplace knowledge needs.Periscope Film LLChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw6ItXnyrrU&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1461980
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NORAD DEFCON 1 SIMULATION FOR DEFENSE WAR GAMES COLD WAR COMPUTERS 26064This 1967 black and white public information film, “NORAD CPX Simulation for Air Defense Exercises,” was produced for System Development Corporation by Richard Tuber, and could have inspired the classic motion picture "War Games". Periscope Film LLChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ORWq3wGHY&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1411967
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Apollo Rope Memory Modules (Part 2 - Construction)This is the second video in a series where I demonstrate how I managed to extract the software from the long lost Apollo Guidance Computer used in Flight AS-202.@Digital Poetry on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BlivdwXRZU&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1272016
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Core Rope MemoryThese women are weaving rope memory to included in the Apollo Guidance Computer.@hack the moon on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2JfsiWKsKQ&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=126
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Fabrication of Apollo Erasable Ferrite Core MemoryThese engineers go through the step-by-step processing of creating erasable core memory for the Apollo moon missions.@hack the moon on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P4ZnyJqyro&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=125
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Rebooting a 50 Year Old Computer - Making The Apollo Guidance Computer Work AgainThe Apollo Guidance Computer is a pivotal part of computer history, and it was a key part of making it possible for Apollo to land on the moon. And elsewhere on youtube a team of electronics wizards have been trying to resurrect a computer that was scrapped 50 years ago, and I was lucky enough to turn up at the exact moment they got everything running on its original hardware.@Scott Manley

on youtube		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh_gP5aF3ys&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1242019
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Core Memory Explained and DemonstratedFerrite core memory was the dominant computer memory technology from the 1950s to the late 1970s. Before we delve into the repair of our Apollo AGC core memory, I thought it would be good to explain how they work, as they are very different from modern semiconductor memory. @CuriousMarc on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwsInQLmjXc&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1222019
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Weaving software into core memory by handThe software of the Apollo guidance computer was hand woven into rope core memory.
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Magnetic Core MemoryDave looks at a magnetic ferrite core memory board from 1970. Where the data is stored in individual minute ferrite toroidal rings.@EEVblog2

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How Fiber Optic Cables are MadeFiber optic cables have long been pivotal in telecommunications, providing high-speed data transmission that powers the internet, television, and phone services across the globe. These advanced cables are crucial for modern communication infrastructure, with traditional methods of fiber optic manufacturing still valued for their ability to produce cables with exceptional efficiency and minimal signal loss.@Factorama on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSDP1t0YRJ8&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1162024
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The Transatlantic Cable : Documentary on The First Communication Cable Across the AtlanticThe Transatlantic Cable : Documentary on The First Communication Cable Across the Atlantic Ocean This short film presents information of various activities and interesting developments in the art of telephony. Includes segments showing: Submarine telepho.@Lynn Ortega on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxL4F_9DodE&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1131930
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Submarine Cable - Victoria to TasmaniaIn 1936, an undersea cable was successfully installed to provide telephone service between Tasmania and mainland Australia, and by extension, the world. Following the route of the 1859 electric telegraph cable, the coaxial submarine cable stretched from Apollo Bay to a repeater station on King Island before landing nearly Stanley, Tasmania. The cable was the longest and most intensively used of its time.National Communications Museum collectionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSsDcxQL5X0&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=1121936
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Vintage COMPUTER CYBERNETICS 1960s UK ELLIOTT 803, Soviet URAL-2 Chess British Computer AI RoboticsToday we explore 1960’s CYBERNETICS, a unique technical film from Hungary, during the early days of CYBERNETIC theory. It takes a high-level look at the complexity of the human brain and contrasts it with the capabilities of early computers. Also, two early computers are shown, the British ELLIOTT 803 (of 1961) and the Soviet URAL-2 computer of 1959. The creator of the film was trying to predict the future use of AI. How close did he come?The National Museum of Computing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9eTnOKUFE0&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=981960
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IBM Sage Computer Ad, 1960How we used to shoot down missiles, with punch cards and light wands.??https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCCL4INQcFo&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=92??
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Computer History 1953 IBM 701 Rare promo 1953 first of IBM 700 Series Mainframes, tubes EDPMA rare film clip from IBM gives a close-up look at the first electronic data processing computer in IBM's large mainframe family. Original 1953 footage with unusual clarity. The 701 was a stored-program vacuum tube computer designed primarily to solve large problems in scientific and engineering computation at high speed. Originally a silent film, we added some narration with a little help from AI software. Hope you enjoy the historic content. Thank you!IBM Archiveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsdLxarwmTk&list=PLZcnWkAJe6w8pe8tbhLA6dSt38osxX0wl&index=901953
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