Triumph of the Nerds

Triumph of the Nerds

Documentary 1996

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For those who can't imagine a world without laptops and smartphones, TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS is a fascinating vintage 1996 series that reveals how the personal computing revolution happened. From the rise of Apple and Microsoft, to the fall of corporate giants like IBM, TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS explores who were the winners and losers in the race to dominate the personal computing market.

Documentary 1996

TV-PG

EPISODE 1

Impressing Their Friends

They did it because they were geniuses; they did it because they were addicted to the mental challenge. But mostly they just invented personal computing to impress their friends.

55 min · May 19, 2007 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Riding the Bear

The IBM PC hit the business world and then the suits meet the nerds. The IBM PC clones invaded the market. A tiny software company called Microsoft tried to cooperate with IBM and then, decided to compete with them.

55 min · May 19, 2007 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Great Artists Steal

Xerox PARC-a user-friendly technology-was adapted by Steve Jobs for the Macintosh. Then Jobs is fired by the man he hired. Then Windows 95 brought the Graphical User Interface to make pc's friendlier and in the process made Bill Gates the richest man in the world.

55 min · May 19, 2007 TV-PG

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Triumph of the Nerds

DOCUMENTARY

For those who can't imagine a world without laptops and smartphones, TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS is a fascinating vintage 1996 series that reveals how the personal computing revolution happened. From the rise of Apple and Microsoft, to the fall of corporate giants like IBM, TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS explores who were the winners and losers in the race to dominate the personal computing market.

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Studio: APT
Released: 1996
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English
Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)