I have to say, Cringley and his crew did a phenomenal job on this documentary. Afer seeing some other computer industry documentaries and biographies on Gates and Jobs, Triumph of the Nerds is on a whole other level of quality and integrity. The interpretation of events is, at times, dramatized to an annoying degree but this is great work that really gets down to the important elements of an industry that evolved so quickly.
@sidearmsalpha They basically cover that in this one. I don't think Gates was ever an actual employee of MITS, but one of the first things Gates, Paul Allen and Microsoft did was write a version of BASIC and some other software for the Altair, and at the time they set up HQ in Albequerque so they could be close to MITS.
I have to say, Cringley and his crew did a phenomenal job on this documentary. Afer seeing some other computer industry documentaries and biographies on Gates and Jobs, Triumph of the Nerds is on a whole other level of quality and integrity. The interpretation of events is, at times, dramatized to an annoying degree but this is great work that really gets down to the important elements of an industry that evolved so quickly.
jrr0385 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Rest in Peace Steve Jobs - end of an era!
SillyWillyFan47 4 months ago
This is pretty interesting. .
abhushanshrestha 6 months ago
In another documentary, they mentioned Bill Gates worked for MITS.
sidearmsalpha 11 months ago
@sidearmsalpha They basically cover that in this one. I don't think Gates was ever an actual employee of MITS, but one of the first things Gates, Paul Allen and Microsoft did was write a version of BASIC and some other software for the Altair, and at the time they set up HQ in Albequerque so they could be close to MITS.
Druffmaul 4 months ago
the third light from the left? D5? that would be 32
i think he means the third light from the right
Serpico261 1 year ago
What a shame to lost 1st personal computer in the sewers of the post.
Istvan1968 1 year ago
Altair from Assassin's Creed ? xD
tutorialconr 1 year ago
@tutorialconr No, Altair from Star Trek. Ed Roberts was a hardcore Trekkie. =P
Druffmaul 4 months ago
1:31 looks like Robert Scoble
Ryguy1450 1 year ago
Ed Roberts died today! :O
RIP.
VintageJunior 1 year ago
Ha ha ha! The Altair was the best! After a few hours of working its tedious switches, typing regular computer code becomes a piece of cake!
Morahman7vnNo2 1 year ago
thx so much for posting
ieatgalapples 2 years ago
WTF the Altair was a piece of shit!
SteveSmith26 2 years ago
haha 3 foot red carpet xD
apogist 2 years ago 20
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haha that's amazing
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donkeyguy111 2 years ago
you can go fuck bill, donkey!
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Homeless computer club
anticomuna 3 years ago
Yeah, but at that time it wasn't the oldest one made. It was the newest.
So that was OK.
lazyrapper 3 years ago 3
they lost the oldest pc ever made in the mail? great job postal service!
UrsaMinor12 3 years ago 37
Wonder where the greedy postman is now?
michael1384alt 2 years ago 3
I've got to wonder, what ever happened to the one lost in the mail? Does the Post Office have an archive of lost mail somewhere?
M1t0s1sReloaded 3 years ago 2
That's the oldest PC in the world, and they just let him handle it like that? What if he dropped it. There goes a historic icon, d'oh
Maxfli82 3 years ago
how funny is bill gates voice lol
davoplace 4 years ago
lol bill gates sounds jewish!!
Quir0ng 4 years ago
Kermitt the frog?
lazyrapper 4 years ago
Bilgitts the gate?
themangodess 3 years ago