The Electric Light
Season 3Episode 330 minMar 4, 1993
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.
The Electric Light has aired on Mar 4, 1993
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