IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A COMPUTERIZED COURT RECORDS SYSTEM WOULD FORCE THE EMPLOYMENT OF HIGHER-QUALITY COURT PERSONNEL WHILE REDUCING THEIR TOTAL NUMBERS, BRING ABOUT A REORGANIZATION OF STAFFS AND PROCEDURES, AND PRESSURE JUDGES AND OTHER COURT PERSONNEL TO WORK HARDER. THE THREE BASIC POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF VIDEOTAPE CITED ARE PRESERVATION OF THE TRIAL RECORD, THE ABILITY TO PLACE INTO EVIDENCE SUCH THINGS AS TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES AND CLOSE-UPS OF DOCUMENTS BY REMOTE CONTROL, AND THE PRERECORDING OF THE ENTIRE TRIAL.