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Originally premiered on PBS in June 1996
Quoted from Daily Motion:
TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS: STEVE JOBS & BILL GATES PART 1 OF 3
Triumph of the Nerds zooms backwards on the information superhighway to
show in vivid detail how youthful amateurs, hippies and self-proclaimed "nerds"
accidentally changed the world. The three-hour program chronicles the birth and
growth of Silicon Valley's personal computer industry.
Hosted by Bob Cringely, a longtime industry observer, the story unfolds through
Bay Area garages, industrial parks and convenience stores to examine the quirky,
relentless and profitable adventures of the unlikely 20th-century pioneers who
created the miracle products that revolutionized the world.
Triumph of the Nerds features interviews with some of the industry's most
recognizable characters, including Microsoft's Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and
Apple founder Steve Jobs. For the first time, television tackles the history of
this new industry with attention to the culture from which it sprang as well as
the culture that it created.
Cringely's book, Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their
Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date, was a national
best-seller. Having written whimsical commentary for an industry trade
publication, Cringely brings tart and insightful observations to the program.
TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS is enhanced by comic book graphics, extensive research and
Cringely's self-deprecating humor. Exploring the rise of Apple, Microsoft and
other companies, the program examines the intra-industry competition and the
displacement of corporate giants like IBM. Designed for viewing by youngsters
who can't imagine a world without laptops, their struggling parents, the
experts, the wannabes, the confused and the unenlightened, TRIUMPH OF THE
NERDS puts cyberspace in a social and historical context.
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