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Triumph of the nerds
- Title
- Triumph of the nerds / written by Bob Cringely ; series producers, John Gau, Stephen Segaller ; series director, Paul Sen ; John Gau Productions and Oregon Public Broadcasting, with RM Associates for Channel 4 and PBS.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Ambrose Video : Distributed by RM Associates, [1996], ©1996.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Not available - Please for assistance. | v.1 | Moving image | Request in advance | HD9696.2.U62 T75 1996g v.1 | Off-site |
Not available - Please for assistance. | v.2 | Moving image | Request in advance | HD9696.2.U62 T75 1996g v.2 | Off-site |
Not available - Please for assistance. | v.3 | Moving image | Request in advance | HD9696.2.U62 T75 1996g v.3 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 3 videocassettes (approximately 165 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Explores the personalities and circumstances surrounding the start of the PC revolution beginning in the mid-1970's through the pervasive presence of computers in everyday life of the 1990's, and the prospects for the future.
- Alternative Title
- An irreverent history of the PC industry
- Subjects
- Note
- Based on the book Accidental empires by Bob Cringely.
- Originally produced as a television program series in 1996.
- Credits (note)
- Camera, John Booth; music, Nitin Sawhney; illustrator, Chris Robson; research, Cyndee Readdean ; editor, Michael Duxbury.
- System Details (note)
- VHS.
- Contents
- [Vol. 1.] Impressing their friends -- [vol. 2.] Riding the bear -- [vol. 3] Great artists steal.
- OCLC
- 35127607
- ocm35127607
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries