Triumph of the Nerds [two of three] 1/6

[two of three] 1/6
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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[michael1384alt]

We are IBM. We are the same. You will be assimilated. You must wear a white shirt. Resistance is futile.

[Xteaphn]

Trimuph of Nerds: Riding the Bear?

[Shakirarocx]

lol look at 4:26 thru 4:29 hah lol

[hoppercap]

I've seen Cringely naked 1 too many times.

[omarfrancis]

Hey at least the conservative IBM-ers got to work only 9-5. Companies hate being so lenient with hours these days.

[TheLAKERSareGodsTeam]

Computers used to be fun. Now they are serious business!

[DragonYearJoji]

hhhh

[benheideveld]

@michael1384alt You mean red shirts die, just like in STTOS?

[SuperKittyPancake]

This isn't boring..

Pretty humorous and intresting. :D

[JackiePhantom13]

@werbnnerf HAHAHAHA!

[werbnnerf]

@JackiePhantom13

Lol they didn't come out back then, they were hiding in the closet. xD