- Title: PA-29E
- Summary: ON GUARD! THE STORY OF SAGE: INNOVATIONS IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AS WEAPONS IN THE COLD WAR. - ON GUARD! INTRODUCES THE SAGE (SEMI-AUTOMATIC GROUND ENVIRONMENT, A HEAVILY COMPUTERIZED EARLY WARNING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO GUARD AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT. IBM; ELECTRONICS; COMPUTERS; HISTORY. COLD WAR.
- Description:01:39:27 - LS LS MISSILE IN MIDDLE OF VALLEY, MOUNTAINS IN BACKGROUND. MISSILE IS FIRED. CAMERA FOLLOWS MISSILE INTO SKY. LS RADAR ANTENNA FOLLOWING MISSILE IN FLIGHT. 01:39:43 - LS B-52 BOMBERS IN FORMATION, TILT DOWN KIDS IN SCHOOL PLAYGROUND. 01:40:16 - CU SCHOOL BELL ON OUTSIDE BRICK WALL RINGING. MS SCHOOL CHILDREN RUN, JUMP OFF SWINGS, GET IN LINE AS TEACHER MARCHES THEM INSIDE. 01:40:35 - MCU AIR FORCE GIANT BOMBER B-52 IN FLIGHT R TO L. MLS SUPER-SONIC FIGHTER FIRES MISSILES, ROLLS OVER, 01:40:43 - LS BRIGHT FLASH AND MUSHROOM CLOUD FROM NUCLEAR EXPLOSION.(B&W) 01:40:56 - LS FACADE, IBM BUILDING, MS HUGE "IBM" SIGN ON ROOF. PEOPLE WALKING INTO BUILDING. 01:41:12 - MEN WORKING AT ELECTRONIC MACHINES, PAN TO "SAGE" COMPUTER. CIRCA 1950S. 01:41:31 - ABOVE VIEW SCALE MODEL IBM OFFICE WITH MAN'S FINGER POINTING TO OPERATION CENTER FOR THE "SAGE" COMPUTER WHICH TAKES UP ENTIRE OFFICE AREA. 01:41:42 - CU VARIOUS VIEWS "SAGE", MAGNETIC DRUMS, TAPES, CORES. 01:41:48 - MS RADAR UNIT ON TOWER SCANS SKY. LS TEXAS TOWER OFF SHORE. MS EARLY WARNING AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT 01:41:59 - MS AIR FORCE NON COM AT DESK AT COMPUTER, USES COMPUTER DATA CARD (CIRCA 1950S) CU HAND INSERTING PACKET OF DATA CARDS, PUSHING BUTTON. COMPUTER SORTING CARDS. (pre micro-chip) 01:42:29 - MS ABOVE VIEW SCALE MODEL IBM FACILITY WITH HAND SHOWING SEVERAL IBM COMPUTERS SURROUNDING SAGE VOICE OVER EXPLAINS THEIR PURPOSE. 01:42:44 - MCU SIGN ON WALL "HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK AIR DEFENSE SECTOR". 01:42:49 - MLS "DIRECTION CENTER" WINDOWLESS CONCRETE BUILDING, NO IDENTIFICATION. 01:43:03 - CU SAGE DISPLAY SCOPE, YELLOW DISH CENTER. VARIOUS SHOTS BLURRY FOOTAGE OF COMPUTER PRINTER IN ACTION, WITH WOMAN MONITORING THE LONG CONTINUOUS PRINTOUT 01:43:37 - LS PAN VARIOUS ROOM WITH SAGE COMPUTER 01:43:42 - MCU MEN STANDING TOGETHER, TILT DOWN TO LEDGER THEY ARE LOOKING AT, CONTINUES TO YELLOW DISPLAY SCREEN ON SAGE. CU ROUND SCREEN. 01:44:02 - MLS AIR FORCE MAN WITH EARPHONES SITS MONITORING DISPLAY SCOPE,(HUGE OLD CRT VIDEO TERMINAL WITH LARGE CIRCULAR SCREEN). 01:44:06 - SCALE MODEL OF INTERIOR OF IBM - ACROSS SAGE 01:44:12 - MS AF MEN WITH HEADPHONES, MOUTH PIECES SIT IN CIRCLE, EACH MONITORING A YELLOW DISPLAY SCOPE IN SEMI-DARK ROOM. 01:44:35 - MCU SIDE VIEW AF MAN WITH EARPHONES, MOUTHPIECE, SITTING SITTING IN FRONT OF DISPLAY SCOPE. CU IMAGES IN DISPLAY SCOPE. CU FINGER PUSHING BUTTONS. CU DISPLAY SCOPE WITH ANIMATED IMAGES. 01:45:21 - B/W MLS AIR FORCE FIGHTER PLANE IN FLIGHT 01:45:24 - LS GROUND TO AIR MISSILES BEING LAUNCHED. MEN AT DISPLAY SCOPES, GUIDING FIGHTERS BACK TO BASE AFTER ENCOUNTER. 01:45:38 - CU IBM-BRAND ELECTRIC WALL CLOCK, SAYS 11;55. 01:45:40 - MLS BOMBER IN FLIGHT ABOVE CLOUDS. 01:45:43 - MS THREE AIR FORCE MEN LINED UP IN FRONT DISPLAY SCOPES. CU VIEW OF RADAR SCOPE FROM BEHIND. CU CLOCK 11:56 01:45:52 - RADAR IDENTIFIES PLANES AS HOSTILE, IN MATTER OF MINUTES INTERCEPTORS SENT UP. MS B/W AIR FORCE PILOTS IN BRIEFING ROOM QUICKLY ANSWERS PHONE, ALL GET UP, RUN OUT OF DOOR TO FIGHTER PLANES. 01:45:59 - MS CU VIEW FROM BEHIND HELMETED PILOT, AS HE CLOSES, SEALS, PLASTIC COCKPIT BUBBLE 01:46:02 - MLS B/W FIGHTER PLANE IN FLIGHT, FIRES MISSILES. CU WALL CLOCK, 12:00. VOICE OVER, "TIME IS EVERYTHING", "THIS IS ELECTRONIC DEFENSE IN DEPTH" 01:46:12 - MLS THREE SCHOOL CHILDREN SKIPPING OUT OF SCHOOL TOWARDS CAR AND MOTHER IN F/G. VOICE OVER, "AND WHAT BETTER REASON FOR AN EFFECTIVE AIR DEFENSE". 01:46:17 - LITTLE GIRL AND MOTHER AT CAR, LITTLE GIRL AND MOTHER LOOK UP TO SEE SQUADRON U. S. FIGHTER PLANES IN SKY. MLS SQUADRON PLANES IN FLIGHT. 01:46:36 - CU ONE CORNER OF HUGE COMPUTER. 01:46:45 - PAN MEN AT DRAWING BOARDS, WHITE LINES OVER PICTURE VOICE OVER, "..."QUESTION WAS, HOW CAN COMPUTER BE MADE AIRBORNE ...... ". B/W PILOT IN BOMBER POURING CUP OF COFFEE. 01:47:02 - LS B-52 BOMBER TAKING OFF. ANOTHER LANDING WITH PARACHUTE ASSISTANCE. VOICE OVER, "CAN A COMPUTER BE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ALL STRESS OF FLIGHT?" 01:47:28 - TECHNICIANS MECHANICS MAINTAINING COMPUTERS. 01:47:32 - DRAFTSMEN, BACKS TO CAMERA, AT DRAWING BOARDS. 01:47:41 - MS Girl and mother play with doll beds on living room floor 01:47:51 - MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS Electronic assembly units, computer parts 01:48:10 - CU Computer part with "rain" falling on it. (durability testing) 01:48:19 - CU Hands put computer unit in water tank 01:48:26 - MLS Men in parkas opening heavy metal door, walk into the room, door closes, man in white coat looks door behind them 01:48:39 - CU Ceiling lights (recessed) being turned on CU Spraying rain test 01:48:51 - CU Mechanical machine, switching switches back, forth (durability). CU electronic units 01:48:57 - CU Vibration test on computer unit 01:49:05 - MCU Taxiing B-52 bomber TO L. 01:49:17 - CU Hand taking out electronic component, and putting it in somewhere else 01:49:28 - CU Hand inserting tube. CU Hand pushing ADVANCE button on control panel 01:49:41 - CU Man leaving room, door reads "RESTRICTED AREA KEEP DOORS CLOSED", men coming out. in same door 01:49:56 - MS Room filled with labelled cardboard boxes 01:50:00 - CU Man with tube working on electronics 01:50:04 - LS Plant close to completion at Construction site in Owego, New York 01:50:15 - MS Scale model of B-52, nose of the plane, showing "brain equipment", Radar dish just below the nose Model - computer, display scope, etc. 01:50:26 - MLS B-52 in flight. CU Pilot in helmet and gear CU Hand working on plane (interior) as he speaks to control 01:50:59 - Dark CU Woman putting light bulb in lamp, puts shade on and turns on light 01:51:08 - CU Little girl sleeping in bed. MCU Parents watching sleeping girl. CU Sleeping girl. Voice over ".....The future of America is secure".
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1956
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: PA-29E