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1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

Luke Casey examines the impact of the microprocessor in the workplace. Already, the adoption of word processors and text editing software in offices has been shown to provide massive efficiency boosts. Could sophisticated networking systems - using existing telephone wires to allow microprocessors to communicate with one another - spell the end of office work altogether, enabling employees to work effectively from home? There is some remarkably prophetic stuff in this report. This clip is from Nationwide, originally broadcast 11 December, 1979. 00:00 The inefficient office 01:14 What is a word processor? 02:44 Floppy disks 03:15 Wordplex system in Bradford Council 04:24 Home working with networked word processors 07:05 Micropad 07:54 Author Cy Enfield's Microwriter 09:29 The end of the Industrial Revolution? You have now entered the BBC Archive, an audiovisual time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?...