Micro File
5. Files of Facts
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Opening Titles
Duration: 00:35
Introduction: Computerised personal information and a look at some of the implications of its use
Duration: 00:15
Duncan Campbell from the series 'Secret Society' reporting from Knaresborough in Yorkshire on how much personal data is held on Private Data Banks / Databases (UAPT Infolink, data from the Electoral Roll)
Duration: 04:06
Direct Mailing (USA-Washington) from Capitol Hill (Paul Simon-Democrat Senator) with personalised replies (machine signed) back to the public and specific fund-raising letters (103 million letters in 1984) and phone calls, paper mailing list directory, specific individuals' view calls, gun control lobby direct mail (Freff)
Duration: 09:00
Direct Mailing - UK use and rules: Conservative party example using BT share register for sympathetic contacts. BT worries and laws. The mailing preference service
Duration: 01:37
Few computer users are aware of just how vulnerable they are to data surveillance. Sean Walker from Data Safe shows Fred Harris how easy it is to snoop on supposedly confidential information.
Duration: 01:48
Stephen Arkell from Computer News travels round the City of London and finds it's easy to read sensitive data from computers in banks and other offices from the street.
Duration: 02:12
The MOD's secret TEMPEST specification can double the cost of computers but an £80 device can cloak computers' radio emissions. Stephen Arkell visits the COMPEC trade show to confront several personal computer manufacturers with Micro Live's findings.
Duration: 02:20
Surveillance is not the same as hacking. Alistair Kelman, a Barrister specialising in computers, explains to Fred that snooping devices may be legal under the Data Protection Act
Duration: 01:33
End Titles
Duration: 00:31Micro File - Series 1
1. Images
First broadcast: 11th May 1986
Duration 24:54
The best of Micro Live. Images: In the first of eight compilations Lesley Judd introduces a selection of computer graphics ranging from simple home users to million dollar animations: Home Micro Newsletter, Fractal Drawing, Computer Animation Competition. Series editor DAVID ALLEN
2. At Home with the Technology
First broadcast: 18th May 1986
Duration 24:38
A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. 2: At Home with the Technology: Is your home micro used only for games? Or is it just gathering dust? Fred Harris suggests some ideas for putting it to good use: Upgrading from tape to disc, Databases, Communications. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
3. The Short, Short History
First broadcast: 25th May 1986
Duration 24:28
The best of the recent series of Micro Live. The Short, Short History: The history of computing is short, eventful and exhilarating or threatening. Lesley Judd introduces a selection of items from Micro Live which looks at advances in hardware and some of the public reactions: Boston Computer Museum, Memory Lane, Incompatibility: The Job Killer? Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
4. The Game Show
First broadcast: 1st June 1986
Duration 24:30
Seven programmes containing the best of the recent series of Micro Live. 4: The Game Show: Zap! Pow! Wowee! Fred Harris introduces a selection of arcade and adventure games. Air Traffic Control, Phantom Pilots, Game Killer, The Writing of Spellbreaker, The Pawn Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
5. Power
First broadcast: 8th June 1986
Duration 24:26
The best of the recent series of Micro Live. 5: Power: How powerful is the average home computer? What does power mean anyway - is it the hardware or the software? Lesley Judd investigates: Benchmarks, the 'Amiga' review, Robotics Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
6. Spread the Word
First broadcast: 15th June 1986
Duration 24:31
The best of the recent series of Micro Live. Spread the Word: Fred Harris looks at ways of communicating with a computer. Speech synthesis, Programming languages, Catching up with technology. Videotape editor GRAHAM TAYLOR Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
7. Look to the Future
First broadcast: 22nd June 1986
Duration 24:25
A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. Look to the Future: Last of the present series: Flat screen technology, Molecular memories, Parallel processing, The Inmos transputer. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
8. If I Had a Hammer
First broadcast: 17th November 1986
Duration 24:23
LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live. Few rock and pop records are made today without the help of sophisticated computer-based synthesisers. They can produce the sound of any instrument and replay strings of notes more accurately than session musicians. Micro Live traces the development of such synthesisers, from the 19th-century Telharmonium, to the Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument which impersonates an orchestra. Film editor HORACIO QUEIRO Producer PATRICK TITLEY
9. Artificial Intelligence
First broadcast: 24th November 1986
Duration 24:40
LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live.
10. Electronic Publishing
First broadcast: 1st December 1986
Duration 24:34
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING with LESLEY JUDD and FRED HARRIS
Micro File - Series 2
1. In the wires
First broadcast: 17th May 1987
Duration 24:17
A compilation of items from the recent information technology series
2. What's in it for me?
First broadcast: 24th May 1987
Duration 24:36
Lesley Judd and Fred Harris with a selection from the recent series of Micro Live. What's in IT for Me? If you know nothing about computers, here's a back-to-basics look at word processing, stock control and accounts. Studio director KRISTIN MASON Producer TERRY MARSH
3. Only Connect
First broadcast: 31st May 1987
Duration 24:59
Fred Harris and Lesley Judd with another chance to see some of the best items from the recent series of Micro Live: Only Connect. This week connecting your computer to the telephone network - from electronic mail to dial-up data-bases. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
4. Too Risky
First broadcast: 7th June 1987
Duration 24:07
Fred Harris and Lesley Judd with some of the best items from the recent series: Too Risky. Innovation is a risky business, though it can sometimes pay off. Micro Live talks to Sir Clive Sinclair and looks at a ship with wings. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
5. Files of Facts
First broadcast: 14th June 1987
Duration 24:47
With Lesley Judd and Fred Harris: Another chance to see some of the best from the recent series of Micro Live. Files of Facts. This week, computerised personal information and a look at some of the implications of its use. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
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6. First Steps
First broadcast: 21st June 1987
Duration 24:39
With Fred Harris and Lesley Judd: First Steps: A look at the use of computers in education, with a review of some software intended for use in nursery schools. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
7. Music and Movement
First broadcast: 28th June 1987
Duration 24:28
Music and Movement : Another chance to see some of the best of the recent series of Micro Live. Music and Movement A professional music sequencer and stunning computer graphics from Monte Carlo. Producer TERRY MARSH Series editor DAVID ALLEN
8. Robots
First broadcast: 17th November 1987
Duration 24:23
A compilation of items from the recent series Micro Live. Robots
9. Computer-aided Doctors
10. The Generation Game
First broadcast: 1st December 1987
Duration 24:38
A compilation of items from the recent series Micro Live. The Generation Game
11. Animation Special
First broadcast: 30th January 1988
Duration 39:01
With Lesley Judd, Fred Harris. Next week the world's top animators gather in Monte Carlo for a festival of computer images, Imagina. Micro File previews some of the animations with Oscar Grillo , a traditional animator, and Chris Brico, a sculptor turned computer animator. Assistant producer DAVID J. HARRISON Studio director KRISTIN MASON Producer TERRY MARSH