| Triumph of the Nerds Gift Box Set | 
 enlarge | Director: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs Bob Cringely
Actors: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs Bob Cringely, Paul Sen
Studio: Ambrose Video
Category: Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 4070
Format: Box Set, Color, Ntsc
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 165 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.2 x 3.3
ISBN: 6304170408
UPC: 739815002007
EAN: 9786304170403
ASIN: 6304170408
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1996
Release Date: April 1, 1996
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Condition: Brand new in factory shrinkwrap, 100% guarantee, ships on same or next day
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| Customer Reviews:
 Boys will be Boys! June 15, 2008
Triumph of the Nerds (which is came from the book: Accidental Empires) is an eye opening documentary of the personal computer revolution and the who made it happen from an inside writer who knew the individuals.
Robert Cringley does an exceptionally thorough job of providing a bird's eye view of the personalities, motivations, business environment and savvy of the nerds who changed the world.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the entire book. One of the parts that sticks out in my mind is about how the personal computer revolution happened so quickly. Cringley points out that the personal computer industry was totally different than any other industry. The participants shared their friendships, work, and knowledge freely. This "free sharing of knowledge" was on of the primary the lynch pin that allowed the industry to explode so quickly.
They shared this knowledge because it all started out as a hobby and many hobbyists freely share ideas. The nerds had no idea of the powder keg of an industry they were sitting on!
Cringley points out a second lynch pin was the growth of the industry was partially because of the youth and exuberance of its participants. For example, he states: "In the PC business, constant change is the only norm, and adolescent energy is the source of that change."
This is an incredible show for anyone interested in learning about the fascinating story of the start of the PC industry.
The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
 Triumph of the Nerds June 11, 2008
Documentary style. Excellent if you love history and are interested in the way the computer revolution got started.
Wonderful ... best Silicon Valley story I have known of August 12, 2007
The documentry takes you through behind the scenes of what happened in the Valley. Typical in Bob's style, it is full of humour and comments that only someone "who has been there" can narrate.
Of almost all Silicon Valley DVDs available on Amazon, I would rate this one as the superset of all.
It's In The Details May 7, 2007
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Triumph of the Nerds is an excellent accounting of our computer industry. The interviews with the top CEO's and founders of some of our greatest companies is an interesting insight into the growth of a modern industry. It is also interesting to see how luck played a role, as well as pirating.
The viewer will surely come to understand that we are just now in the infancy of computing and that the future is very bright and vast. Investors will also notice this fact and they will observe the market trends to decide where to invest their money to capture future growth.
I especially enjoyed the interviews and comments by Steve Wozniak. He contributed some of the most incisive work that allowed computers to come to our desktops. He is a very unassuming man who simply enjoyed his hobby and I got the feeling that he still does.
It makes you appreciate the strangers that you see everyday while sitting in a restaurant or driving down the road. Who amongst these strangers are the next Steve Wozniak, or Michael Gates? You come to understand that anyone you see can be a person who contributes the next advancement to mankind and gives one an appreciation of our fellow man.
Triumph of the Nerds illustrates beautifully that great minds are to be admired, as much if not more so than the best of our professional athlete's. We all would benefit if we would do more to celebrate our worlds great minds.
GREATEST PC HISTORY DOC! THUMBS UP! March 27, 2007
Astonishing documentary including interviews with Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, Steve Jobs, Wozniak, IBM PC project director, the man who made ALTAIR, the man who made Visicalc, the man who made Q-DOS (eventually MS-DOS), the responsibles of PARC (and old footage of its creation: the first GUI)... and so, and so, creating a highly powerful narrative.
The so-long awaited documentary explaining of the birth and the explosive growing market of the PC from the mouth of its fathers.
The DVD release features all 3 parts in one disc and, at least, subtitles in english, very useful for international viewers like me.
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