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Computer industry gossip columnist and program host Bob Cringely answers questions submitted by viewers in his own inimitable style. Bios, an interactive game, and a Q&A forum trace...
- History Of The Computer
Computers have their beginnings back in pre-history,...
- Who Are These Nerds
Current Occupation: President, Garden Software Inc....
- The TV Transcript
THE TELEVISION PROGRAM TRANSCRIPTS Part 1; Part 2; Part 3 ||...
- Your Comments And Viewer Feedback
To see what other visitors have had to say about Triumph of...
- Q & A With Bob Cringely
A veteran of 19 years in the personal computer industry,...
- About The TV Series
Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires zooms...
- Guess The Computer
CAN YOU GUESS THE COMPUTER? This PBS Online interactive game...
- Part II
The story so far.... In 1975, Ed Roberts invented the Altair...
- History Of The Computer
Triumph of the Nerds: With Robert X. Cringely, Steve Jobs, Douglas Adams, Bill Gates. Three part documentary series that tells the story of the birth of the personal computer, with the candid recollections of PC pioneers, like Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
11 Ogo 2019 · The title Triumph of the Nerds is a play on the title of the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds. It was first screened as three episodes between 14 and 28 April 1996 on Channel 4, and as a single programme on 16 December 1996 on PBS.
Triumph of the Nerds was written and hosted by Robert X. Cringely (Mark Stephens) and based on his 1992 book Accidental Empires. The documentary comprises interviews with important figures connected with the personal computer, including Steve Jobs , Steve Wozniak , Bill Gates , Steve Ballmer , Paul Allen , Bill Atkinson , Andy Hertzfeld , Ed ...
Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires zooms backwards on the information superhighway to show in vivid detail how youthful amateurs, hippies and self-proclaimed...
Overview. It happened more or less by accident; the people who made it happen were amateurs; and for the most part they still are. From his own Silicon Valley garage, author Bob Cringley puts PC bigshots and nerds on the spot, and tells their incredible true stories.
14 Apr 1996 · Three part documentary series that tells the story of the birth of the personal computer, with the candid recollections of PC pioneers, like Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.