Triumph of the nerds
By: 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
Contributors: John Gau Productions; Oregon Public Broadcasting; Reiner Moritz Associates; Channel Four (Great Britain); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); Ambrose Video Publishing
Publisher: Ambrose Video Pub.; Distributed by RM Associates
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, NY; [S.l.]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Computer industry; History; Microcomputers; Documentary films
Other titles: Irreverent history of the PC industry; Impressing their friends.; Riding the bear.; Great artists steal.
Description: 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).
Notes: For specific features see interactive menu.

Based on Cringely's book: Accidental Empires.

Originally produced as a 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, Region 1.

Includes optional English subtitles.
Table of contents: title: Impressing their friends; title: Riding the bear; title: Great artists steal.