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Triumph of the nerds / John Gau Productions and Oregon Public Broadcasting ; with RM Associates for Channel 4 and PBS ; series director, Paul Sen ; series producers, John Gau, Stephen Segaller ; written and presented by Bob Cringely.

New York, NY : Ambrose Video Pub. ; [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by RM Associates, [2002?]

1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Covers the pioneering years of the PC revolution during the mid-1970's in Silicon Valley (1st work). Explains how the PC industry came of age in the 1980's. Interviews Steve Jobs who co-founded Apple Computer and Bill Gates of Microsoft (2nd work). Looks at changes in the PC industry during the 1990's and their impact on the future. Discusses the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the Internet (3rd work).

Jobs, Steve, 1955-2011.

Gates, Bill, 1955-

Computer industry -- United States -- History.

Microcomputers -- History.

Documentary television programs.

Television series.

Nonfiction television programs.

Sen, Paul.

Gau, John.

Segaller, Stephen.

Cringely, Robert X.

Cringely, Robert X. Accidental empires.

John Gau Productions.

Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Reiner Moritz Associates.

Channel Four (Great Britain)

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Ambrose Video Publishing.

Subtitle on container insert: Irreverent history of the PC industry

Impressing their friends.

Riding the bear.

Great artists steal.

Based on Cringely's book: Accidental Empires.

Originally produced as a PBS television program series in 1996.

Camera, John Booth ; music, Nitin Sawhney ; illustrator, Chris Robson ; research, Cyndee Readdean ; editor, Michael Duxbury.

Presenter: Robert Cringely.

Also issued on VHS.

DVD.

Includes optional English subtitles.

Impressing their friends -- Riding the bear -- Great artists steal.

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DVD 338.47 Triumph