28/03/1987
Micro Live sees a play about the father of modern computing, Alan Turing, and finds out about the latest research projects in California. (1987)
In the last, extended edition of the series, Micro Live visits the Haymarket Theatre where the world of Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, is portrayed by Derek Jacobi in the stageplay Breaking the Code. Turing's computers in the 1940s and 1950s were 'first-generation' machines; now computer scientists are working on the 'fifth generation'. In Scotland the institute named after Turing has a world reputation in artificial intelligence work, but its software products are hardly used in the UK.
In California, where seemingly limitless sums are thrown at research projects, 'Chinese temples', 'brainstorming' and robots for war veterans are the subjects of fifth generation work. Dr Ian Page of Oxford University puts such present and future work in perspective. (1987)
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Lesley Judd |
| Presenter | Ian McNaught-Davis |
| Presenter | Fred Harris |
| Participant | Derek Jacobi |
| Participant | Dr Ian Page |
| Director | Terry Marsh |
| Producer | Peter Bratt |
| Series Editor | David Allen |
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- Sat 28 Mar 1987 18:15
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A selection of 1980s programmes that helped people make the most of their computers.
