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The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
“An Irreverent History of the PC Industry”
19967.42h 45m
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. Like the industry itself, the series is informative, funny and brash.
Directed by Paul Sen
Written by Bob Cringely
0Top Cast
Bob Cringely
Self - Host / Interviewer
Steve Jobs
Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computer
Bill Gates
Self - Co-Founder, Microsoft
Steve Wozniak
Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computer
Larry Ellison
Self - Founder and President, Oracle
Paul G. Allen
Self - Co-Founder, Microsoft
Themes & Keywords
computer chipcomputer nerdlaptop computercomputer historypersonal computercomputer programmerportable computercomputer technologyhistory of mankindcomputer skillscomputerscomputer sellercomputer design
About The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires is a documentary film released in 1996 exploring themes of computer chip, computer nerd, laptop computer, computer history, personal computer, computer programmer. Directed by Paul Sen, it stars Bob Cringely, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates. 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. Like the industry itself, the series is informative, funny and brash.
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