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Computerised flood warning system
(About Anglia)
Report on progress to computerise the monitoring of Anglian Water's systems and improve flood alerts across the region.
Anglian Water is rolling out the installation of 500 computers at its sites across Norfolk and Suffolk including sewage works, reservoirs, water towers and flood warning stations. Pins are added to a vast map of the region on an office wall. At the Thorpe Bore Hole near Norwich, a computer records operations at the water treatment plant, and this is monitored at the Norwich incident room.
John Simpson of Anglian Water explains the benefits of computerised flood warnings compared with previous reliance on individuals sending telephone messages - more time to anticipate and prepare.
The reporter was Chris Young for this video made to be shown in a news story on Anglia Television early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia.
Computers and digital innovation in Cambridgeshire 1982-1988.
In the 1980s, Cambridgeshire had a concentration of individuals and businesses working on computer technology, often connected with the University of Cambridge. This earned it the nickname Silicon Fen, linking the East England fenland to California's high-tech Silicon Valley. Clive Sinclair, Acorn's BBC Micro and Alan Sugar of Amstrad became household names, but many smaller companies contributed to the regional success story.
Silicon Fen was and still is at the cutting edge of UK information technology, credited with innovations in integrated circuits, computer hardware and software, graphics, games and information resources, not to mention launching Britain's first affordable home computers.
This selection of news items from Anglia Television's About Anglia highlights some key developments and examples of early adoption of computers for work and home.
