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Overview

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Writers:
Robert X. Cringely (book)
Robert X. Cringely (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 June 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
User Comments:
Best computer history documentary more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Robert X. Cringely ... Himself (host / interviewer)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Douglas Adams ... Himself (author)
Sam Albert ... Himself (former IBM executive)
Paul G. Allen ... Himself (co-founder, Microsoft)
Bill Atkinson ... Himself (designer, Macintosh Development Team)
Steve Ballmer ... Himself (vice-president, Microsoft)
Dan Bricklin ... Himself (VisiCalc inventor)
David Bunnell ... Himself (founder, PC World and Macworld magazines)
Rod Canion ... Himself (co-founder, Compaq)
Jim Cannavino ... Himself (former head, PC division, IBM)
Christine Comaford ... Herself (CEO, Corporate Computing International)
Eddy Curry ... Himself
Esther Dyson ... Herself (computer industry analyst)
Larry Ellison ... Himself (founder and president, Oracle)
Chris Espinosa ... Himself (manager, Media Tools, Apple)
Gordon Eubanks ... Himself (former head of language research, Digital Research)
Lee Felsenstein ... Himself
Bob Frankston ... Himself (VisiCalc programmer)

Bill Gates ... Himself (co-founder, Microsoft)
Adele Goldberg ... Herself (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, PARC Place Systems)
Marv Goldschmitt ... Himself
Andy Hertzfeld ... Himself (designer, Macintosh Development Team)
Steve Jobs ... Himself (co-founder, Apple Computer)
Gary Kildall ... Himself (founder, Digital Research)
Joe Krause ... Himself (president, Architext Software)
Bill Lowe ... Himself (Head, IBM PC Development Team 1980)
Roger Melen ... Himself
Bob Metcalfe ... Himself (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, 3Com)
Gordon Moore ... Himself (co-founder, Intel)
Dana Muise ... Himself (founder, Hypnovista)
Doug Muise ... Himself (software designer)
Bill Murto ... Himself (co-founder, Compaq)
Tim Patterson ... Himself (programmer)
Vern Raburn ... Himself (former vice-president, Microsoft; president, The Paul Allen Group)
Jeff Raikes ... Himself (vice-president, Microsoft)
Jean Richardson ... Herself (former VP, corporate communications, Microsoft)
Ed Roberts ... Himself (founder, MITS)
Arthur Rock ... Himself (venture capitalist)
Jack Sams ... Himself (former IBM executive)
John Sculley ... Himself (president, Apple Computer, 1983-1993)
Rich Seidner ... Himself (former IBM programmer)
Charles Simonyi ... Himself (chief programmer, Microsoft)
Sparky Sparks ... Himself (former IBM executive)
Claude Stern ... Himself (Silicon Valley attorney)
Bob Taylor ... Himself (former head of computer science lab, Xerox PARC)

Larry Tesler ... Himself (former Xerox PARC researcher; chief scientist, Apple Computer)
Mark Van Haren ... Himself (programmer, Architext Software)
John Warnock ... Himself
Jim Warren ... Himself (founder, West Coast Computer Faire 1978)
Steve Wozniak ... Himself (co-founder, Apple Computer)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Triumph of the Nerds (USA) (short title)
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Himself (host: First, they dump the idea of 9 to 5. In this industry, you can work any 80 hours per week you like. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by "Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet" (1998) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Best computer history documentary, 30 August 2003
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Author: PeteRoy

This 2 parts documentary tells the history of the PC and how it developed from big limited box to small advance GUI based machine. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Xerox P.A.R.K researchers all speak about the PC. With the excellent host of Bob :)

Very well made. A must see if you love computers.

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