Barcodes: The Game Changer

1,008 views · Published 9 October 2018 · 1:57 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: ABC Education · 2018 · Education

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Barcodes were introduced to Australia in 1979. This ABC 'Friday Focus' report from 1980 highlights how the new Universal Price Code was seen as both a positive and negative technological innovation.

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