| Description |
1videodisc (DVD) (ca. 165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
pt. 1-2. Networking the nerds -- pt. 3-4. Connecting the suits -- pt. 5-6. Wiring the world |
| Summary |
A series of 3 episodes (in six parts) examining the ins and outs of one of the most volatile industries: the Internet. The first episode, Networking the nerds, examines how the seeds of the Internet were planted by Sputnik. The second episode, Connecting the suits, examines the advent of the PC and the need to connect them all to a network. The third episode, Wiring the world, visits Excite, a typical Silicon Valley entreprenurial adventure, as well as describing how the Internet became a comfortable environment to do business, chat, and go shopping |
| Notes |
Off-air recording by DECS Tape Services. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act, 1968 |
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A production of Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| Performer |
Host: Robert X. Cringely |
| Notes |
First released: Oregon : Oregon Public Broadcasting, 1998 |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
| Subject |
Internet -- History
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Computer industry -- United States -- History
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Computer engineering -- United States -- History
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Computers -- United States -- History
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Computer networks -- United States -- History
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Information superhighway -- United States -- History
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World Wide Web -- History
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| Author |
Segaller, Stephen
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Cringely, Robert X
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