The Dream Machine - Season 1 Episode 3 The Paperback Computer
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Nov 17, 1991
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1 - 1Giant Brains Nov 17, 1991 -
1 - 2Inventing the Future Nov 24, 1991
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1 - 3The Paperback Computer Dec 01, 1991
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1 - 4The Thinking Machine Dec 08, 1991
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1 - 5The Passing of Remoteness Dec 15, 1991
Overview
The manuscripts of the Middle Ages, available to only a select priesthood, turned into the paperback book. How close are we to the "paperback" computer? The development of the personal computer and user interfaces, from Doug Engelbart and Xerox PARC to the Apple and IBM PCs. Interviews: Canon John Tiller (Library Master, Hereford Cathedral), Mitch Kapor (Founder, Lotus), Robert Taylor (Xerox PARC), Ted Nelson (Creator, Project Xanadu), Douglas Engelbart, Larry Tesler (Xerox PARC), Alan Kay (Xerox PARC), Ted Hoff (Co-inventor, microprocessor), Steve Jobs (Cofounder, Apple), Steve Wozniak (Cofounder, Apple), Mike Markkula (Investor, Apple), Lee Felsenstein (Designer, Osborne 1), Bill Gates (Chairman, Microsoft), Chris Peters (Manager, Office), Anne Meyer (Center for Applied Special Tech.), Dr. Henry Fuchs (UNC, Chapel Hill), Dr. Jane Richards (UNC, Chapel Hill), Dr. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr (UNC, Chapel Hill)
Year 1991
Studio BBC Two
Director
Crew Richard Adam (Director of Photography), Michael Chin (Director of Photography), Peter Howell (Original Music Composer), Andy Elliott (Director of Photography), Brian Dowley (Director of Photography), Peter Hoving (Director of Photography)
Popularity 0.6729
Language English
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