- In the late 1980s, The News in Adelaide - Rupert Murdoch's first newspaper - became the last major newspaper in Australia to move from ancient clackety typewriters to computers. Was it the dawn of a brave new world or the beginning of the end?
The video below is the first quarter of a one-hour report about that change and the people it affected.
The next three videos follow below - just press Read More.
The video below is the second quarter of this one-hour report
The video below is the third quarter of this one-hour report
The video below is the final quarter of this one-hour report
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