A Matter of Survival

1969
26m

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This short film looks at how the introduction of computers into the workplace in 1969 served as a threat to the white-collar workers whose jobs they might replace.This short film looks at how the introduction of computers into the workplace in 1969 served as a threat to the white-collar workers whose jobs they might replace.This short film looks at how the introduction of computers into the workplace in 1969 served as a threat to the white-collar workers whose jobs they might replace.

Director
- Bernard Devlin

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- Bernard Devlin

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10Tony Rome

Interesting film

Very interesting film. It centers on an accounting firm getting a computer, and how it will effect the employees and the management. The amazing thing to see is the computer itself, it nearly takes up an entire room. It goes to show how far we have gone with technology involving automation. The fear of employees losing their jobs and being replaced by machines is a major concern in this film. It is shot as a narrative film, and not in documentary style. The film chronicles the time before the computer is implanted, right up to the point when it is installed. This is a must see for anyone that studies technology of the past, and technologies effects on work environments.