CSIRONET - a video history in 3 parts (Australia, before and after 1960s) (opens in new tab)
A nice traditional documentary featuring interviews with people who were there and photos of the setups. Good rich video descriptions too. CSIRONET Part1 In 1958, Trevor Pearcey met with the then head of the Division of Mathematical & Statistics, Edmund “Alf” Cornish, in London, where they discussed the CSIRO’s computing needs. Alf suggested to Trevor that the CSIRO should have a central computing laboratory & would he be interested in setting something up for the organisation. Trevor agreed ...
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