Nerds 2.0.1
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| Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary film |
| Distributed by | PBS |
| Directed by | Stephen Segaller |
| Produced by | Robert X. Cringely, John Gau, and Stephen Segaller |
| Written by | Robert X. Cringely |
| Narrated by | Robert X. Cringely |
| Music by | Michael Bard |
| Editing by | Bruce Barrow |
| Production company | Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | PBS |
| Release date | 1998 |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Official website | |
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet is a 1998 three hour American PBS documentary film that explores the development of the Arpanet, the Internet, and the World Wide Web in the United States from 1969 to 1998. It was created during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. The documentary was written and hosted by Robert X. Cringely (Mark Stephens) and is the sequel to the 1996 documentary, Triumph of the Nerds.
Partial cast
- Marc Andreessen
- Steve Ballmer
- Paul Baran
- Andy Bechtolsheim
- Tim Berners-Lee
- Len Bosack
- Stewart Brand
- Vannevar Bush
- Steve Case
- Vint Cerf
- Steve Crocker
- Will Crowther
- John Doerr
- Larry Ellison
- Doug Engelbart
- Bill Gates
- James Gosling
- Steve Jobs
- Bill Joy
- Bob Kahn
- Vinod Khosla
- Len Kleinrock
- Sandy Lerner
- J.C.R. Licklider
- Drew Major
- John McAfee
- Scott McNealy
- Bob Metcalfe
- Ted Nelson
- Ray Noorda
- Severo Ornstein
- Jonathan Postel
- Howard Rheingold
- Larry Roberts
- Eric Schmidt
- Jon Shirley
- Ivan Sutherland
- Bob Taylor
- Larry Tesler
- Ray Tomlinson
- Don Valentine
Further reading
- Schillinger, Liesel. "The Double Life of Robert X. Cringely." Wired (magazine), December 1998.
- Sisario, Ben. "SIGNOFF; For These Nerds, It's Beans to Billions." New York Times, November 22, 1998.
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