This color educational film is about Data Entry. It is called ‘THE WIDE WORLD OF DATA ENTRY.’ There is no copyright at the beginning or end of the film so the date of production remains unclear, but since it features the IBM 3741 computer it is likely from the late 1970s. The footage begins with closeups of old cards being hole punched by what seems to be an older key punch machine, closeup on a ruler underlining numbers, a woman’s face, women punching numbers and doing data entry, followed by a kaleidoscope like image of all of those images moving and then the title card: The Wide World of Data Entry (:11-:55). The narrator begins explaining about data entry, shots show the machines at work, women typing, closeups of the cards (after they are punched) having the remaining hanging paper removed, as the women work the narrator goes into cost figures, shots include a woman sitting at her desk, another types, a man fills the card reader (:56-1:45). Close on fingers punching numbers (1:45-1:55). A cart with files moves slowly, a hand writes, shadow of a cart moving followed by the cart coming into frame, executive types concentrate and write (1:56-2:22). A man pushes a cart of files down a hallway, ruler closeup, women work in a room doing data entry, a man focuses and writes things down, rubs his brow (2:22-3:03) Long shot of a box going down a conveyor belt, a man at his desk that leads into a unique 360 degree shot of his workspace as well as those around him (3:04-3:36) A woman on the phone, closeups on her desk, she opens her filing cabinet, removes a book, starts writing numbers (3:37-4:12). Introducing the new IBM 3740 Data Entry System, the point of this films, a new system that will make things easier, a bunch of shots of women using it, almost a 360 degree shot (4:13-5:00) The new IBM 3741 for a single user, shots of a woman using it , various shots of using it , and a shot of the new IBM Diskette, shots of a woman using it as it is explained (5:01-5:44). IBM 3747 the unit that converts the information into half inch tape, lots of shots and explanations as to how it works (5:45-7:12). The accounting department at work, 360 degree shot (7:12-7:38). The distribution area and how it can use the system, shots of people, closeups of phone, printer, narrative & visual examples of a woman using it, secretary gives her boss all of the info he needs (7:39-9:28). Closeup of cards that are then put into the machine followed by the Diskette, a woman holds it, sits at her desk (9:29-10:02). Tracking shot at desks, closeup of phone, woman with Diskettes, men looking (10:03-10:42). Men seated around a table, the IBM logo multicolored
(10:43-11:01).
IBM introduced the 3740 data entry system on January 22, 1973. The 3740 moved the product line a step further into field effect transistor (FET) technology, and was developed and manufactured in IBM’s facility in Rochester, Minn. The integrated family of 3740 products introduced a new recording medium — the IBM diskette — and was the first IBM General Systems Division product to use FET technology.
The IBM 3740 data entry system brought fast, flexible, efficient data entry to either high-production, centralized operations or to decentralized, remote operations. By using 1,898-record IBM diskettes as the entry medium rather than punched cards or computer tape, the 3740 also provided wider application possibilities than other contemporary entry methods.
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