Computers
by Hearst
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Actor: Steve WozniakDirector: Hearst
Brand: A&E
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-27
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: A&E Entertainment
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DVD Reviews of Computers
DVD Review: Incredibly short and not much detail.
Summary: 3 Stars
I just got done watching my copy of this program. Computer nerds beware, this dvd contains very little historical detail. Time length is what killed this documentary (50 min.). It covers evolutions in four minutes or less. That is not nearly enough time to even scratch the surface.
They bring up Babbage and his punch cards but not Bouchon, the man who invented the punch card for his looms (circa 1720's, i think). They bring up the rise of the Internet, but fail to even mention the names ARPANET or CERN.
They totally botched their narrative on the rise of the PC. They brought up how war was able to drive technological development, but not how the hippy movement spearheaded the move from mainframes toward personally owned computers (They attribute it entirely to miniaturization, which was only a partially factor. Had it not been for the ex-hippies these miniaturized processors would have been continually implemented in mainframe/supercomputers).
If you know absolutely nothing about computers, and are looking for an entertaining program this might be for you. Other than that, don't waste your money. Go to your local library, or hit the internet. Both are free and contain more historical information.
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