Download " SOME CALL IT SOFTWARE " 1977 IBM COMPUTER SOFTWARE CONCEPTS EDUCATIONAL FILM XD97835"

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/cw/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to 1977, "Some Call it Software" was produced by IBM. The film defines the meaning of 'software' inferring to the programs, flowcharts, and other documents and instructions people must prepare enabling a computer to perform its task. As an illustration, programmers are shown studying traffic problems in a large city and designing a software package for improving traffic flow on two major highways in New York City. The film features the IBM System/370 (S/370) mainframe computers, which represented the company's primary large mainframe offering from the 1970s through the 1980s. Summary: The film discusses the relationship between human creativity and technology in the context of music and computing. It starts by explaining how a piano needs human creativity to produce music, which is communicated through musical notations. It then describes the evolution of technology in music, highlighting the player piano, which could play music automatically using machine instructions on scrolls. The film draws a parallel between the player piano and modern computers, explaining how both rely on instructions (software) to perform tasks. It emphasizes the role of programmers, who create software solutions to instruct computers, much like composers create music. An example is given of a programming task to improve traffic flow in New York City, illustrating the process of understanding the problem, designing a plan, and implementing a software solution. Overall, the text highlights the importance of human creativity and ingenuity in utilizing technology to solve problems and create harmonious solutions. 0:08-0:23: The piano needs human creativity to achieve its purpose, which is communicated through musical notations. 0:28-0:40: Anyone who understands the notations can produce the intended music. 0:43-0:58: Technology, like the player piano, allowed music to be played automatically using machine instructions. 1:06-1:16: The player piano's hardware and the piano roll's software together bring music into being. 1:30-1:57: Even early player pianos relied on human control to change the piano roll and perform different tasks. 2:11-2:28: Modern computers use punched cards to receive instructions, similar to how player pianos used piano rolls. 2:28-2:50: Computers need programs (software) to perform tasks, just as player pianos needed piano rolls. 2:50-3:28: Programmers are like composers, creating software solutions to instruct computers. 3:34-4:02: Example of a programming task: improving traffic flow in New York City. Images of heavy traffic in Manhattan. 4:02-4:28: Understanding the problem and designing a plan with a traffic engineer. 4:28-4:46: Checking existing traffic programs in a software library. A large data center is shown. 4:46-5:22: Observing traffic patterns and identifying problem areas using a Bell 47G-1 Ranger helicopter. Images of what might be Riverside Drive. 5:22-6:08: More heavy traffic in Manhattan. Using sensing devices to count cars and relay information to a computer control center. 6:08-6:46: Female engineer using stencils to create a flowchart to diagram the logical steps needed to solve the traffic problem. An IBM 1800 system is shown at 6:36. The IBM 1800w Data Acquisition and Control System (DACS) was a process control variant of the IBM 1130 with two extra instructions (CMP and DCM), extra I/O capabilities, 'selector channel like' cycle-stealing capability and three hardware index registers. 6:46-7:02: Coding the flowchart into a program and debugging it. 7:02-7:28: Testing the program in real-life situations and adjusting as needed. 7:28-8:00: Implementing a system to switch traffic lights based on traffic flow. 8:00-8:27: The computer analyzes traffic data and controls the lights to improve flow. 8:27-9:00: The program makes commuting easier by improving traffic flow. 9:00-10:28: A well-conceived program can be reused and adapted for different problems, demonstrating the versatility of software. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. 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