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• Format: NTSC
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• ASIN: B000WHDMZ6
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Editorial Reviews

1950s-60s Computer History-4 Films on DVD...Table of Contents: 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.Run time: 12:15 ...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.Run time: 00:09:44...Logic By Machine (1965) I-This film is program one of The Computer And The Mind Of Man put on by National Educational Television. It explores the current state of computers, computer theory and application of the computer in modern live (circa 1965) that make them such a vital component of American Life..Run Time: 13:12...Logic By Machine (1965) II-This film is program two of The Computer And The Mind Of Man put on by National Educational Television..Run Time: 14:58..