Topics: History Of Computer Science
History of Computer Science
The history of computing is longer than the history of computing hardware and modern computing technology and includes the history of methods intended for pen and paper or for chalk and slate, with or without the aid of tables. The timeline of computing (Wikipedia) presents a summary list of major developments in computing by date.
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Documentaries (24)
Video Game Invasion: The History of a Global Obsession, with Tony Hawk (2004)
Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk hosts this fascinating overview of the video game invasion, which grew from a hobby for computer mavericks to a multi-billion dollar industry. Starting with Pong in the ea...
The Video Game Revolution (2004)
The Video Game Revolution (2004)by PBS / Greg PalmerThe Video Game Revolution examines the evolution and history of the video game industry, from the 1950s through today, the impact of video games on ...
The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986)
The Computer Chronicles (1984-2002)Hosted by Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles was the world's most popular television program on personal technology during the height of the personal computer revo...
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998)
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (1998) is a three-hour documentary film written and hosted by Mark Stephens under the pseudonym Robert X. Cringely and produced by Oregon Public Broadcasti...
The Code - Story of Linux (2001)
THE CODE - The Story of Linux (2001)Making Movies & ADR ProductionsSynopsisIn 1991, a 20-year old Linus Torvalds, a thin, bespectacled, Swedish- speaking Finnish computer science student sends a posti...
The Net, Series 1 (1994)
SynopsisThe Net is a magazine series about computers and digital communication produced for BBC Education by Illuminations.The first programme examines the Internet as a political tool in Germany, pre...
The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985)
The Computer Chronicles (1984-2002)Hosted by Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles was the world's most popular television program on personal technology during the height of the personal computer revo...
The Electronic Frontier (1993)
The Electronic FrontierContinuing the series of portrayals of technology from the VHS era, here's another contribution from Martin Brewer, who brought us the first episode of The Net. This is another ...
Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (1996)
Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental EmpiresIt 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...
History of the Internet (2009)
"History of the internet" is an animated documentary explaining the inventions from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet. The history is told using the PICOL icons, which are availabl...
The Machine that Changed the World
The Machine that Changed the World (1992)The Machine that Changed the World (1992) is a 5-episode television series on the history of electronic digital computers. It was written and directed by Nancy...
Computer Pioneers and Pioneer Computers (1996)
Computer Pioneers and Pioneer Computers (1996)Computer pioneer Gordon Bell hosts this two-part program on the evolution of electronic computing from its pre-World War II origins through the developmen...
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 3 - Wiring the World (1998)
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (1998) is a three-hour documentary film written and hosted by Mark Stephens under the pseudonym Robert X. Cringely and produced by Oregon Public Broadcasti...
The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984)
The Computer Chronicles (1984-2002)Hosted by Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles was the world's most popular television program on personal technology during the height of the personal computer revo...
NET CAFE, from A to G
Net Cafe was the world's most widely distributed television series covering the Internet revolution during the height of the dot com boom. The series was broadcast throughout the United States and in ...
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 film based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. It is a made-for-television docudrama written ...
The iPod Revolution (2007)
The iPod Revolution goes behind the scenes and gives the inside story of how Steve Jobs gave Apple new life and paved the way for iPod to takeover the mp3 market and redefine the music industry.The iP...
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998)
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (1998) is a three-hour documentary film written and hosted by Mark Stephens under the pseudonym Robert X. Cringely and produced by Oregon Public Broadcasti...
Code Rush (2000)
Code Rush follows the people of Netscape Communications during an intense period in 1998, when it was all but certain that Microsoft had already won control of the Internet user's desktop. When all ho...
Claude Shannon - Father of the Information Age (2002)
Claude Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001), American electronic engineer and mathematician, known as "the father of information theory". Shannon is famous for having founded information...
Computer Networks: The Heralds of Resource Sharing (ARPANET, 1972)
Computer Networks: The Heralds of Resource Sharing is a documentary film from 1972, produced by Steven King, about ARPANET. It features many of the most important names in computer networking.Speaking...
Revolution OS (2001)
Revolution OS (2001)REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.On June 1, 20...
Thinking Machines: The Creation of the Computer (1995)
Thinking Machines: The Creation of the Computer (1995)A look at the complex history of the computer, which was originally conceived by scientist Charles Babbage in the 1800s as the "difference engine....
Gameheadz: History of Video Games (2003)
Gameheadz (2003)Since the first Pong machine was launched three decades ago, computer games have evolved to become the world’s second-largest entertainment industry, after music. This fascinatin...
Documentary Videos (136)
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Robotics video #16 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Modems & Bulletin Boards video #17 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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The Secret History of Hacking video #1 from the documentary The Secret History of Hacking (2001) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Networking video #12 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 4 video #4 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 5 video #5 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Comdex 1986 video #3 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 7 (mp3) video #7 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Laser Disk video #15 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Speech Synthesis video #18 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Thinking Machines: The Creation of the Computer video #1 from the documentary Thinking Machines: The Creation of the Computer (1995) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (2/9) video #2 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Piracy video #23 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 8 (mp3) video #8 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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Episode V - The World At Your Fingertips video #5 from the documentary The Machine that Changed the World |
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Code Rush video #1 from the documentary Code Rush (2000) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Computer Security video #3 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Computer Ergonomics video #4 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Computer Music video #2 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Utilities video #17 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Project Management Software video #12 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computer Graphics video #2 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds HQ (2/7) video #3 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Computer Games video #1 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Programming video #15 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Computer Entrepreneurs video #5 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Database Software video #7 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 5 video #5 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Personal Finance video #18 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds HQ (6/7) video #7 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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Google: Behind the Screen video #1 from the documentary Google: Behind the Screen (2006) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits HQ (1/7) video #2 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 1 video #1 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Business Application Software video #21 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (5/9) video #5 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Optical Storage Devices video #2 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 9 video #9 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 2 video #2 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 8 video #8 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Decision Support Systems video #8 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Printers video #14 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds HQ (1/7) video #2 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Investment Software video #9 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 7 video #7 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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The Net, Episode 2 video #2 from the documentary The Net, Series 1 (1994) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Slowdown in Silicon Valley #2 video #22 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits HQ (4/7) video #5 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (1/9) video #1 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits HQ (5/7) video #6 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (6/9) video #6 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (8/9) video #8 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 6 video #6 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 2 video #2 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Second Hand Computers video #16 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 9 video #9 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 3 video #3 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds HQ (4/7) video #5 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds HQ (7/7) video #8 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Business Applications video #1 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Slowdown in Silicon Valley #1 video #21 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Psychological Software video #13 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 8 video #8 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Parallel Processing video #11 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computers and the Disabled video #8 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Hard Disk Storage video #12 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Storage Devices video #19 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Compatibles video #13 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computers in Communications video #10 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Vol. 3 - Wiring the World (1/1) video #1 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 3 - Wiring the World (1998) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 7 video #7 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Mainframes to Minis to Micros video #10 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Microchip Technology video #11 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 4 video #4 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits, Std Quality in One Part video #1 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits HQ (6/7) video #7 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Educational Software Part 1 video #6 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Computer Graphics video #6 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computers in Sports video #9 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computer Networks video #4 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Fifth Generation Computers video #11 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 2 video #2 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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Episode IV - The Thinking Machine video #4 from the documentary The Machine that Changed the World |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Computers in Law Enforcement video #4 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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The Truth According To Wikipedia video #1 from the documentary The Truth According To Wikipedia (2008) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (3/9) video #3 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Artificial Intelligence video #19 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: I.B.M. video #20 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: UNIX video #24 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (4/9) video #4 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 1 video #1 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Astronomy Software video #18 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computers & the Media video #3 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Gameheadz: History of Video Games video #1 from the documentary Gameheadz: History of Video Games (2003) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Amiga and Atari video #26 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: RAM Resident Software video #14 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Simulator Software video #17 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 9 video #9 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 1 video #1 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: MIDI Music video #10 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Low End Computers video #16 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Integrated Software video #9 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Desktop Publishing #1 video #5 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Operating Systems video #13 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Women in Computing video #25 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 5 video #5 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 6 video #6 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Educational Software Part 2 video #7 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 4 video #4 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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The Heralds of Resource Sharing (ARPANET, 1972) video #1 from the documentary Computer Networks: The Heralds of Resource Sharing (ARPANET, 1972) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 6 (mp3) video #6 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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The Net, Episode 5 video #3 from the documentary The Net, Series 1 (1994) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds, Std Quality in One Part video #1 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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The Video Game Revolution video #1 from the documentary The Video Game Revolution (2004) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits HQ (7/7) video #8 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Printers & Business Graphics video #19 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 1 Episode 3 video #3 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 1 (2006) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computer Games video #7 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: RISC video #15 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (7/9) video #7 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds HQ (5/7) video #6 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 9 Episode 10 (mp3) video #10 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 9 (2008) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Japanese PC's video #14 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Guide to Macros video #8 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
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Episode 3: Bubble video #3 from the documentary Download: The True History of Internet (2008) |
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Episode III - The Paperback Computer video #3 from the documentary The Machine that Changed the World |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 10 video #10 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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Computer Chronicles 1984: Word Processing Software video #20 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1984) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computers & Politics video #5 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Computer Chronicles 1985: Computers & Medicine video #6 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1985) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits HQ (2/7) video #3 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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The Linux Action Show! Season 10 Episode 3 video #3 from the documentary The Linux Action Show! Season 10 (2009) |
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Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds HQ 3/7) video #4 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 1 - Networking the Nerds (1998) |
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Episode II - Inventing the Future video #2 from the documentary The Machine that Changed the World |
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley (9/9) video #9 from the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) |
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Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits HQ (3/7) video #4 from the documentary Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. Vol. 2 - Serving the Suits (1998) |
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Computer Chronicles 1986: Careers in Computing video #1 from the documentary The Computer Chronicles Anthology (1986) |
