>(Love how the upper management men are circling numbers and a competent operator is running the equipment.)
That's just how things were. Until the 1980s and the rise of personal computers, it was considered unnecessary for executives to know how to type, for example. Instead they would either write things out longhand or dictate to a secretary or typist who would do the actual typing.
Maybe, but for mainframes it is considered necessary for an operator to perform the data entry as they have been trained on the program use. People used to get certifications for this. Its hard to imagine putting an executive in from of a teletype and expect instant expertise. Garbage in. Garbage out.
That's just how things were. Until the 1980s and the rise of personal computers, it was considered unnecessary for executives to know how to type, for example. Instead they would either write things out longhand or dictate to a secretary or typist who would do the actual typing.