The height of modern technology was unveiled at The Meadow School in Bordon 40 years ago this week.

A big square desk was required to support a computer monitor, keyboard and printer which were the showpiece of the school’s new Audio Visual Resources Centre.

Readers of a certain age will remember that style of printer. It had a spool loaded with a roll of thin paper, with perforations going across it at regular intervals which enabled users to tear off individual pages or fold a group of pages into a neat pile.

The sides of the roll had narrow strips of paper studded with holes which enabled the printer to move the paper up to type the next line - these could also be removed thanks to perforations.

In the Petersfield Herald of February 14, 1986 - which cost 16p - it was reported that the opening ceremony took place on February 5.

Around 80 guests were welcomed by Bruce Kingston, chairman of the Friends of The Meadow School Association.

He explained that, after consultation with headteacher John Owen and staff, the Friends had decided to convert a formerly landscaped room at the Mill Chase Road school.

Mr Kingston thanked a variety of people and organisations that raised funds for the project.

Vic Machin of Headley ran the London Marathon, Whitehill builder David White did a sponsored parachute jump and the ITV television company which covered the south at the time, TVS, made a donation.

The Liphook and District Businessmen’s Association, spearheaded by current chairman Gary Clark and past chairman Adrian Lofts, raised money through its annual auction.

The guests enjoyed “inviting refreshments” prepared by a team led by Mrs B Nicoll-Jones and Mrs J Rogerson, and there was a display of examples of computer work and video recordings made at the school, demonstrated by deputy headteacher Mr J Murray.