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  • Triumph of the Nerds (1996–1996)
  • TV Mini-series | 150 min | Documentary
Triumph of the Nerds (1996–1996)
TV Mini-series | 150 min | Documentary

Three part documentary series that tells the story of the birth of the personal computer, with the candid recollections of PC pioneers, like Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
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Robert X. Cringely (screenplay) | John Gau
Producer
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Updated Apr 14, 1996

Release date (First episode)
Jun 12, 1996 (United States)

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55 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Robert X. Cringely
Self - Host / interviewer (Worth minus $133) Self - Host / interviewer (Worth minus $133)   See fewer
1
Steve Jobs
Self (co-founder, Apple Computer Worth $1 billion) Self (co-founder, Apple Computer Worth $1 billion)   See fewer
1
Douglas Adams
Self (Sci-fi Author) Self (Sci-fi Author)   See fewer
1
Bill Gates
Self (co-founder, Microsoft Worth $13 billion) Self (co-founder, Microsoft Worth $13 billion)   See fewer
1
Steve Wozniak
Self (co-founder, Apple Computer Worth $200 million) Self (co-founder, Apple Computer Worth $200 million)   See fewer
1
Steve Ballmer
Self (vice-president, Microsoft Worth $3 billion) Self (vice-president, Microsoft Worth $3 billion)   See fewer
1
Paul Allen
Self (co-founder, Microsoft) Self (co-founder, Microsoft)   See fewer
1
Graham Spencer
Self (Chief Programmer Architext Software) Self (Chief Programmer Architext Software)   See fewer
1
Mark Van Haren
Self (programmer, Architext Software) Self (programmer, Architext Software)   See fewer
1
Edwin Chin
Self - 10 year old Self - 10 year old   See fewer
1
Christine Comaford
Self (CEO, Corporate Computing International) Self (CEO, Corporate Computing International)   See fewer
1
Mat Hostetter
Self (Programmer, ARDI) Self (Programmer, ARDI)   See fewer
1
Larry Ellison
Self (founder and president, Oracle) Self (founder and president, Oracle)   See fewer
Gary Kildall
Self (founder, Digital Research) Self (founder, Digital Research)   See fewer
Andy Hertzfeld
Self (designer, Macintosh Development Team) Self (designer, Macintosh Development Team)   See fewer
Bill Murto
Self (co-founder, Compaq) Self (co-founder, Compaq)   See fewer
Sparky Sparks
Self (former IBM executive) Self (former IBM executive)   See fewer
Tim Patterson
Self (programmer) Self (programmer)   See fewer
Arthur Rock
Self (venture capitalist) Self (venture capitalist)   See fewer
Gordon Moore
Self (co-founder, Intel) Self (co-founder, Intel)   See fewer
John Sculley
Self (president, Apple Computer, 1983-1993) Self (president, Apple Computer, 1983-1993)   See fewer
Larry Tesler
Self (former Xerox PARC researcher; chief scientist, Apple Computer) Self (former Xerox PARC researcher; chief scientist, Apple Computer)   See fewer
Bob Frankston
Self (VisiCalc programmer) Self (VisiCalc programmer)   See fewer
Esther Dyson
Self (computer industry analyst) Self (computer industry analyst)   See fewer
Jack Sams
Self (former IBM executive) Self (former IBM executive)   See fewer
Bill Atkinson
Self (designer, Macintosh Development Team) Self (designer, Macintosh Development Team)   See fewer
Bob Metcalfe
Self (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, 3Com) Self (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, 3Com)   See fewer
Dana Muise
Self (founder, Hypnovista) Self (founder, Hypnovista)   See fewer
Doug Muise
Self (software designer) Self (software designer)   See fewer
Joe Krause
Self (president, Architext Software) Self (president, Architext Software)   See fewer
Chris Espinosa
Self (manager, Media Tools, Apple) Self (manager, Media Tools, Apple)   See fewer
Rich Seidner
Self (former IBM programmer) Self (former IBM programmer)   See fewer
Charles Simonyi
Self (chief programmer, Microsoft) Self (chief programmer, Microsoft)   See fewer
Vern Raburn
Self (former vice-president, Microsoft; president, The Paul Allen Group) Self (former vice-president, Microsoft; president, The Paul Allen Group)   See fewer
Sam Albert
Self (former IBM executive) Self (former IBM executive)   See fewer
Claude Stern
Self (Silicon Valley attorney) Self (Silicon Valley attorney)   See fewer
Jeff Raikes
Self (vice-president, Microsoft) Self (vice-president, Microsoft)   See fewer
Dan Bricklin
Self (VisiCalc inventor) Self (VisiCalc inventor)   See fewer
Bill Lowe
Self (Head, IBM PC Development Team 1980) Self (Head, IBM PC Development Team 1980)   See fewer
Gordon Eubanks
Self (former head of language research, Digital Research) Self (former head of language research, Digital Research)   See fewer
Adele Goldberg
Self (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, PARC Place Systems) Self (former Xerox PARC researcher; founder, PARC Place Systems)   See fewer
Rod Canion
Self (co-founder, Compaq) Self (co-founder, Compaq)   See fewer
Jim Cannavino
Self (former head, PC division, IBM) Self (former head, PC division, IBM)   See fewer
David Bunnell
Self (founder, PC World and Macworld magazines) Self (founder, PC World and Macworld magazines)   See fewer
Jean Richardson
Self (former VP, corporate communications, Microsoft) Self (former VP, corporate communications, Microsoft)   See fewer
Jim Warren
Self (founder, West Coast Computer Faire 1978) Self (founder, West Coast Computer Faire 1978)   See fewer
Bob Taylor
Self (former head of computer science lab, Xerox PARC) Self (former head of computer science lab, Xerox PARC)   See fewer
Ed Roberts
Self (founder, MITS) Self (founder, MITS)   See fewer
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