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Triumph of the Nerds is a 1996 British/American television documentary, produced by John Gau Productions and Oregon Public Broadcasting for Channel 4 and PBS. It explores the development of the personal computer in the United States from World War II to 1995. It was first screened as three episodes between 14 and 28 April 1996 on Channel 4, and ...
Triumph of the Nerds Part 1 was the first installation in a three-part series, the other segments I still have to complete, but part one seeks to dive into the early stages of personal computer development. The host, Bob Cringely, takes the audience on a trip through not just the personal computer’s early stages of development, but also the ...
We call them engineers, programmers, hackers, and techies, but mainly we call them nerds. Douglas Adams Sci-fi author I think a nerd is a person who uses the telephone to talk to other people...
Summary The first of this three-part documentary film about the history of personal computing and the inventors and businessmen who made it possible, hosted by Robert Cringely. This part focuses on the early history of personal computing and the first innovators of the industry.
Triumph of the Nerds: A History of the Computer A HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER Computers have their beginnings back in pre-history, starting with the abacus. Have a look! Abacus - c. 3000 B.C....
Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires zooms backwards on the information superhighway to show in vivid detail how youthful amateurs, hippies and self-proclaimed "nerds"...
Summary The story begins with the first personal computer Altair. It was a simple machine capable of little and with switches and lights as its only input and output devices. Despite its extremely limited features, it captivated computer enthusiasts who became interested in writing programs for it.
Summary The second of this three-part documentary film about the history of personal computing and the inventors and businessmen who made it possible, hosted by Robert Cringely. As the personal computer market exploded in the late 1970's, the first major corporation to take any real interest was IBM.
Triumph of the Nerds Part 3 Summary. In 1971 Xerox started a think tank in Palo Alto, Ca. called PARC. The goal of PARC was to think of the future of computing and how to dominate the market. For years they developed and built a computer they called "Alto." It cost them $10,000 to build and was never sold to the public.
For the PC to be taken seriously by big business, the nerds of Silicon Valley had to meet the suits of corporate America. IBM never fired anyone, requiring only that undying loyalty to the...