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Mark Stephens uses the name Robert X. Cringely but didn't CHANGE his name to Cringely. And he use the name because he was asked to do so by a former employer. He was the third Cringely at InfoWorld, where there have been at least 10 more since they fired him in late 1995. He continues to use this name having won the right to do so in federal court.

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Mark Stephens
Apple Creek, Ohio, USA

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Known For

The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires

The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (1996)

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (2012)

Electric Money

Electric Money (2001)

Y2K: The Winter of Our Disconnect

Y2K: The Winter of Our Disconnect (1999)

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Writer (4 titles)

2012 Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (documentary) (written by)

2001 Electric Money (TV documentary)

1999 Y2K: The Winter of Our Disconnect (TV documentary)

1996 The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (TV documentary) (book "Accidental Empires" / screenplay)

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Self (11 titles)

2012 Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (documentary)
Himself

2011 Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy (TV documentary)
Himself, former employee, Apple Inc.

2011 Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (TV documentary)

2010 Bloomberg Game Changers (TV series documentary)
Himself - Technology Journalist & Former Apple Employee

– Steve Jobs/Apple (2010) … Himself - Technology Journalist & Former Apple Employee

2008 The Money Programme (TV series documentary)
Himself

– How a Geek Changed the World (2008) … Himself (as Robert Cringely)

2001 Electric Money (TV documentary)
Host

1999 Y2K: The Winter of Our Disconnect (TV documentary)
Host

1998 Digital TV: A Cringely Crash Course (TV movie)
Host

1998 Plane Crazy (TV documentary)
Himself

1998 Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (TV mini-series)
Himself (host/interviewer)

1996 The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (TV documentary)
Himself (host/interviewer)

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Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview -- A conversation with Steve Jobs as he was running NeXT, the company he had founded after leaving Apple.

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Alternate Names:

Robert Cringely

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Trivia:

Mark Stephens uses the name Robert X. Cringely but didn't CHANGE his name to Cringely. And he use the name because he was asked to do so by a former employer. He was the third Cringely at InfoWorld, where there have been at least 10 more since they fired him in late 1995. He continues to use this name having won the right to do so in federal court. See more »