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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. Some of the episode participants include: Bill Gates (Chairman of Microsoft, the richest man in the world), Steve Jobs (Hippie co-founder of Apple Computer; CEO of NeXT Computer; and the man who wanted to change the world), and Steve Wozniak (Co-founder of Apple Computer; engineering genius, practical joker).

Written and Presented by: Bob Cringely

All 3 volumes on 1 DVD:

*Impressing Their Friends

*Riding the Bear

*Great Artists Steal

DVD has English Sub-titles that can be turned on or off.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Collection for PC Enthusiasts, April 5 2004
By Otto Yuen (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (VHS Tape)
This DVD contains only 1 disc with 3 episodes and approximately runs total of 165 minutes. No special features nor any extra production notes. The only feature is english subtitles. Period. As close to US$50, this seems abit costy. However, no other documentaries have done a better job than Robert Cringely's "Triumph of the Nerds". Yes, it's expensive but you will not regret to own a copy.
Robert Cringely's done a terrific job, he played back the entire history and revolution of PC industry to you with a relaxing and entertaining way. You can simply sit and enjoy of this three hours show non-stop without finding it boring. Cringely interviewed lots of key players in the PC industry and let them to tell you what they did and how they influenced and kept in leading position in the PC industry. Steve Job said in his interview: "Good artist copy, great artist steal...." to describe his time in the PC revolution and how he's done great jobs for Apple. If you're one of the PC enthusiasts, this is a MUST-HAVE collectible item.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Collection for PC Enthusiasts, April 5 2004
By Otto Yuen (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This DVD contains only 1 disc with 3 episodes and approximately runs total of 165 minutes. No special features nor any extra production notes. The only feature is english subtitles. Period. As close to US$50, this seems abit costy. However, no other documentaries have done a better job than Robert Cringely's "Triumph of the Nerds". Yes, it's expensive but you will not regret to own a copy.

Robert Cringely's done a terrific job, he played back the entire history and revolution of PC industry to you with a relaxing and entertaining way. You can simply sit and enjoy of this three hours show non-stop without finding it boring. Cringely interviewed lots of key players in the PC industry and let them to tell you what they did and how they influenced and kept in leading position in the PC industry. Steve Job said in his interview: "Good artist copy, great artist steal...." to describe his time in the PC revolution and how he's done great jobs for Apple. If you're one of the PC enthusiasts, this is a MUST-HAVE collectible item.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Introduction to PC History, April 4 2004
By Vanessa Chan (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
It is a good source to take a glimpse of the history of PC industry to year 1995. It briefly introduced how the major players like Apple, Microsoft, and IBM being involved in the PC industry. There are a number of participants in this DVD talked about their stories. However, the introduction of those participants is too fast and I find it is hard to follow. Overall, I think it is a good documentary and quite interesting.
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