'Fred' at Work at City Hall
1960 , Norwich (Norfolk)
Cat no. 915
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Anglia Television report on the central computer at Norwich City Hall.
With the help of a few old-fashioned 'manual' labourers, a central computer named 'Fred' controls and automates a variety of systems at Norwich City Hall, from printing cheques to recording important information.
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Norwich City Hall
Keywords
Automation; Computers; Local government; Technology; Early computers
Production company : Anglia Television
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'Fred' at Work at City Hall
Genre: Television / News / Science and Technology
Locations: Norwich (Norfolk)
Description Type: monographic
Related to: Anglia News
Related to: Anglia news
Subject: city halls / Norwich City Council / computers
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