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Best computer history documentary moreCast
(Credited cast) | Robert X. Cringely | ... | Himself (host / interviewer) |
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| Douglas Adams | ... | Himself (author) |
| Sam Albert | ... | Himself (former IBM executive) |
| Paul G. Allen | ... | Himself (co-founder, Microsoft) |
| Bill Atkinson | ... | Himself (designer, Macintosh Development Team) |
| Steve Ballmer | ... | Himself (vice-president, Microsoft) |
| Dan Bricklin | ... | Himself (VisiCalc inventor) |
| David Bunnell | ... | Himself (founder, PC World and Macworld magazines) |
| Rod Canion | ... | Himself (co-founder, Compaq) |
| Jim Cannavino | ... | Himself (former head, PC division, IBM) |
| Christine Comaford | ... | Herself (CEO, Corporate Computing International) |
| Eddy Curry | ... | Himself |
| Esther Dyson | ... | Herself (computer industry analyst) |
| Larry Ellison | ... | Himself (founder and president, Oracle) |
| Chris Espinosa | ... | Himself (manager, Media Tools, Apple) |
| Gordon Eubanks | ... | Himself (former head of language research, Digital Research) |
| Lee Felsenstein | ... | Himself |
| Bob Frankston | ... | Himself (VisiCalc programmer) |
 | Bill Gates | ... | Himself (co-founder, Microsoft) |
| Adele Goldberg | ... | Herself (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, PARC Place Systems) |
| Marv Goldschmitt | ... | Himself |
| Andy Hertzfeld | ... | Himself (designer, Macintosh Development Team) |
| Steve Jobs | ... | Himself (co-founder, Apple Computer) |
| Gary Kildall | ... | Himself (founder, Digital Research) |
| Joe Krause | ... | Himself (president, Architext Software) |
| Bill Lowe | ... | Himself (Head, IBM PC Development Team 1980) |
| Roger Melen | ... | Himself |
| Bob Metcalfe | ... | Himself (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, 3Com) |
| Gordon Moore | ... | Himself (co-founder, Intel) |
| Dana Muise | ... | Himself (founder, Hypnovista) |
| Doug Muise | ... | Himself (software designer) |
| Bill Murto | ... | Himself (co-founder, Compaq) |
| Tim Patterson | ... | Himself (programmer) |
| Vern Raburn | ... | Himself (former vice-president, Microsoft; president, The Paul Allen Group) |
| Jeff Raikes | ... | Himself (vice-president, Microsoft) |
| Jean Richardson | ... | Herself (former VP, corporate communications, Microsoft) |
| Ed Roberts | ... | Himself (founder, MITS) |
| Arthur Rock | ... | Himself (venture capitalist) |
| Jack Sams | ... | Himself (former IBM executive) |
| John Sculley | ... | Himself (president, Apple Computer, 1983-1993) |
| Rich Seidner | ... | Himself (former IBM programmer) |
| Charles Simonyi | ... | Himself (chief programmer, Microsoft) |
| Sparky Sparks | ... | Himself (former IBM executive) |
| Claude Stern | ... | Himself (Silicon Valley attorney) |
| Bob Taylor | ... | Himself (former head of computer science lab, Xerox PARC) |
 | Larry Tesler | ... | Himself (former Xerox PARC researcher; chief scientist, Apple Computer) |
| Mark Van Haren | ... | Himself (programmer, Architext Software) |
| John Warnock | ... | Himself |
| Jim Warren | ... | Himself (founder, West Coast Computer Faire 1978) |
| Steve Wozniak | ... | Himself (co-founder, Apple Computer) |
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This 2 parts documentary tells the history of the PC and how it developed from big limited box to small advance GUI based machine. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Xerox P.A.R.K researchers all speak about the PC. With the excellent host of Bob :)
Very well made. A must see if you love computers.