Triumph of the Nerds [one of three] 4/6

[one of three] 4/6
This film chronicles the rise of the personal computer/home computer beginning in the 1970s with the Altair 8800, Apple II and VisiCalc. It continues through the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh revolution through the 1980s and the mid 1990s at the beginning of the Dot-com boom. It includes interviews with Apple Computer's Steve Jobs and Microsoft's Bill Gates.

This three-part film first premiered on PBS in June 1996.

PS!
Here's a playlist for the whole thing:
http://tinyurl.com/37xnc2
Takes you from A to Z of the film with ease.

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[shininio]

Wozniak Rules!

[MixesAndStuff]

you're an idiot. These people are BILLIONAIRES who changed the world. You're some dumbass teenage girl whos useless

[rochelle1088]

jobs saw the opportunity. Jobs saw the potential of Woz. Jobs moved the industry forward. Jobs saw the opportunity of Pixar. Jobs knew which designers would create consumer appeal. Gotta say, Jobs beats Gates, or is that obvious. Woz is great too, but maybe saying that is insulting. I hope Jobs is at peace, glad he found his sister.

[Canadianloyalist123]

To bad the market for computer designs is in the hands of large corporations such as Microsoft, Apple,Intel,etc. Microsoft and Apple conformed to the world around them. Can't say I blame them, in their shoes I would have done the same thing. I am still deciding whether to go into business or into computer networking.

[gck86]

this is why porn on the internet.

[MsGolfplayer]

GRAND THEFT AUTO V 11.2.11 trailer

[yelapa999]

My brother in law worked for the very top law firm in Albuquerque for a while in the mid eighties and the story is told that they had an opportunity to take all of Microsoft's legal business which was considerable even when it was in Albuquerque. Apparently, the senior partners did not like the odor and personal habits of the founders and turned them down, believing them to be well below the standards required to be a client of the firm.

[hibob418]

Watching this piece 15 years ago really gave me insight into what an interesting guy Steve Jobs (not to mention Steve Wozniak) is/was. The guy's been running at full throttle for the last 35+ years. He's deserved a good rest.

RIP, Steve. On my list of eternal heroes.

[SillyWillyFan47]

Rest in Peace Steve Jobs - what a legacy!

[XcXtrippyXcX]

@XzXzXzXz90 Facebook? Lol, don't even dare mention something as trivial and useless as facebook in the same line as any of these guys...

[z3pp3lin15]

At 5:26 Steve Jobs looks like a young Eddie Vedder.

[torontocitylife]

The first Apple cost $666. Jobs was the "hippy visionary" who's sole interest was to make piles of dough. Examples of Apple's benevolence continue...