The Secret Life of Machines - Season 3 Episode 3 The Secret Life of the Word Processor
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.
- Title: The Secret Life of Machines
- Year: 1993
- Genre: Documentary
- Country:
- Studio: Channel 4
- Director: Tim Hunkin
- Cast: Tim Hunkin, Rex Garrod
- Crew: Tim Hunkin (Writer)
- Keyword: invention, engineering, educational, machine
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- IMDb: 7.60 / 10 by 5 users
- Popularity: 9.079
- First Air Date: Nov 15, 1988
- Last Air date: Mar 25, 1993
- Season: 3 Season
- Episode: 18 Episode
- Language: English
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