【Microprocessors】 - BBC Horizon 1978

This is a British TV documentary dated 1978 on microprocessor, the computer chip behind modern electronics. The first part describes the birth of solid-state electronic device and microprocessor chip. The second part describes the local manufacturing process (high technology) and overseas packaging process (cheap labour). The third part describes the proliferation of computer technology, both hardware and software, in office and industrial automation and the impact on economy and society.

Microprocessors - BBC Horizon 1978 Part 1


Microprocessors - BBC Horizon 1978 Part 2


Microprocessors - BBC Horizon 1978 Part 3


Microprocessors and Software, 1977


Microprocessor Marketing Wars