https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/ba7ccf99-579c-416f-b712-6074d9e431ee This historic computer and information technology film by Edutronics, Inc. presents “Data Processing Principles Basic File Concepts,” a 1969 film focusing on the “exciting things … happening today in the world of data processing.” From business to scientific research, the “science of information” is said to be changing the world around us. Machines are being used to represent, store, manipulate, transmit, and display information, we’re told starting at mark 01:05. As we see an electronic calendar click through the 1970s the narrator predicts using such technology will be a major challenge for that decade, as we see illustrations of massive computer terminals linked to each other that promises great changes in creative engineering “by allowing man and machine to work together and people to communicate with each other more effectively.” The film explains how computers already are being used as “tools of management” (mark 02:20) and less as clerical devices, in addition to a variety of uses in scientific research, engineering, government, and business. Near mark 03:00 the narrator explains how data is selected, collected, data, and maintained before being processed, transmitted, and displayed to yield useful information. Basic file concepts are explained in detail starting at mark 03:38 aided by animated scenes, and later we’re told how such files can also be stored on a medium such as magnetic tape (06:13) or merged to create a composite file. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bLQ9EQ6PdY Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:10:01 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/ba7ccf99-579c-416f-b712-6074d9e431ee All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.