Computer Calculator for Math and Science (1970)
1970 · Ephemeral film · 20 min
Synopsis
Footage of a Hewlett-Packard 9100 computing calculator. A physics class uses the calculator and an X-Y plotter, an early educational application of computers.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 20 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Math + Dorks = Fun! · Spuzz · 2012-11-23
Interesting and fun film dedicated to HP's new "computer" that schools and colleges can buy to solve advanced math. After some boring still images (which led me to believe that all the film would be like this) we then get to the narrator who demonstrates the awkwardly big, no doubt heavy calculator. They even said it was a desktop computer lol! It had accessories like a printer, a plotter, and cables to plug into a tv for larger screen viewing. We then switch to a classroom where Kevin Costner, in his Jim Garrison outfit from JFK, teaches a great little math class, complete with computer. The…