BBC Computer Literacy Project

Micro Live 2: Episode 14 (11x14)

Air date: Feb 07, 1986

Is Prestel a world-beating information service or just a hacker's delight? Fred Harris investigates British Telecom's dial-up service, and compares it with the French system, Minitel. Lesley Judd tries out a micro-based system for training RAF air-traffic controllers, and visits a disused bra factory in the Cardiff docklands.