Man & Computer - IBM 1965



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The film Man & Computer, made in 1965 by IBM's UK branch, provides a basic understanding of computer operations. A large portion of the film shows the ways in which a computer can be simulated by five people using the standard office equipment of the day. The film employs a number of different techniques, including animations, and features a few brief scenes of an IBM System/360 in use—just months after the first machines were delivered.
Starting in the 1940s, IBM became a major producer of films used for sales, training, documenting business processes, entertaining at company functions, and educating the public. Several IBM films were made by respected filmmakers and sometimes featured well-known actors.


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I think the speed ... ( 10 months ago by ikedasquid)
I think the speed of core memory was somewhat overestimated.
LOL great film, the ... ( 10 months ago by dairymairy666)
LOL great film, the dancing(?) people near the beginning is priceless
Great! Thx. ( 10 months ago by RGalleway)
Great! Thx.
Makes me nostalgic ... ( 10 months ago by drohmascourge)
Makes me nostalgic for Assembler. *sigh*
cool historical film ( 10 months ago by coverout)
cool historical film
oh... how cute is ... ( 9 months ago by wayupn)
oh... how cute is it that they demonstrate the punchcard system they sold to the nazis so they more efficiently could kill members of my grandfather.
I haven't lol'd so ... ( 9 months ago by theravenisunskill)
I haven't lol'd so much in a long time.
For this, I thank you.
It's quite fun to ... ( 8 months ago by HairyPeo)
It's quite fun to see those guesses from 40-50 years ago as to what the world would look like around the turn of the century. What became of the plastic garments and hovering/flying cars? ;-)
Thanks. We do need ... ( 7 months ago by jeffr890)
Thanks. We do need to be reminded just how far we have advanced in the technology world in the last 50 years. With advanced PCs, we take for granted what is really going on in that 'box' sitting next to our monitor.
Wow, leave it to ... ( 7 months ago by magicianspirit)
Wow, leave it to IBM to make the subject of computers slow moving and dull. No wonder so many people were afraid of and bored by computers back then. The film on YT "computer History--a British View" was done about the same time but more interesting.
thanks alot. i ... ( 6 months ago by gck86)
thanks alot. i really enjoy watching this video.
The "Dr. Evil" ... ( 5 months ago by daleroes)
The "Dr. Evil" voice-over is a nice touch.
I enjoyed this ... ( 3 months ago by Argonaut22j)
I enjoyed this video, as a video from a company with a very different attitude towards computing that say Google. This was probably just a run of the mill educational video back in the day, but now it has a charm and philosophy that is rare today.
I also like all the ... ( 3 months ago by Argonaut22j)
I also like all the philosophizing about computers roles versus humans. I wish the computer industry embraced that concept more today, instead of the rampant techno-obsession we have instead. The music was good too.
Uh, actually it's ... ( 3 months ago by fuzzplugjones)
Uh, actually it's because there are some people who refuse to learn on their own and need little cartoons, witty Jeff Goldblum commercials, and hipster emo fags to get them to "feel" "comfortable" enough to touch a computer. What you mean to say is, "Wow, leave it to lazy whiny losers to need coddling, babying, and dumbing down of technology to do the simplest things."
mm...108 years ago ... ( 2 months ago by rustygates)
mm...108 years ago we were dreaming of flying, we didnt even know or think about what a 'computer' could be. And in 108 years. Were making small ships with more power than an entire room sized computer could ever do back in the 40's, 50's, 60's....20th century is the best century in all of history.
Muito legal este ... ( 1 month ago by iwtsiwts)
Muito legal este documentário, continua super atualizado.. so mudou os periféricos porêm a essência continua a mesma... so falta ser atualizado...




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