Computer: Tool for the Future

Year Published: 1984

Creator: National Geographic

Complete Record: Synopsis: A trip to California’s Silicon Valley explores the computer industry and the technology behind the chip. Also focuses on computer applications, careers and the role of computers in modern society. Model city at night. Blinking green box in the middle of the screen. Pixelated screen turns into waves. Beach scene with a seagull. Caveman fishing with stick. dead fish. Caveman using tools. Asian woman using an abacus. French man using loom. German Nazi using a enigma code machine. British soldier using a colossal machine used to read German code. Man on bike. Rocket liftoffs. Microchip on index finger. Close up of microchip. Computer vacuum tubes, unreliable . Transistors. Man talking in front of chip cart. Lines and boxes on computer screen. Complex patterns of circuitry. Photograph layers for chip verification. Chip manufacturing. Latex hand holding silicon. Making silicon crystals. Slicing silicon info wafers. Robot machinery of chip manufacturing. Man in lab coats and sterile environments. Factory shots in fast motion. Man pedaling a exercise bike. Close ups of foot in pedals. Pedal force on computer screen. Man with big beard talking about bicycle training and computers. Close of cyclists face. Riding through country side. Computer tape storage room. Punch card machine. Dials. Black man talking in storage room. Woman using computer. Animated rendition of Devo hat., flying through space. Star trek space ships in battle. Animated space ships. Footage from Star Trek 2. Deaf man connected to computer. Mechanical ear implant. Micro computer close ups. Computer frequencies on computer screens. Music composer at work on computer. Sound chart of woman singing. Shots of country side from car. Man typing. Children holding hands. Ballet school. Children’s orchestra. Flight simulation. Helicopter landing in simulation on fake battleship. Welding robots arms. Office woman talking. Women in the workplace using computers and keyboards. Computer use in hospital. Doctor talking in front of x-rays. Robot arms making trucks. Car factory workers welding. Factory machinery. Cardiogram. Nurses using computers. Woman doing x-rays on MRI scan. Brain on computer screens. Talking heads.