Computer Chronicles
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The most popular television program about consumer technology during the rise of the personal computer revolution from 1983 to 2002. Episodes featured interviews with luminaries from the tech industry.
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28 Episodes
- MacWorld Boston 1996E1
MacWorld Boston 1996On-location coverage of the 1996 annual MacWorld Expo in Boston. A look at many new Mac products, peripherals and applications. Features highlights from the keynote speech of Apple CEO Gil Amelio. Analysis by Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies. Other guests include Jean-Louis Gassee and Bob Levitus. - Cyber CafesE2
Cyber CafesAs the Internet continued to take hold, new hangouts called cyber cafes started opening up where you could surf the web and just pay by the minute. This program looks at the first wave of internet cafes in 1996 at Boston and San Francisco as well as developments in virtual reality. - Cyber PoliticsE6
Cyber PoliticsA review of the growing use of the internet and computers in political campaigns. This show looks at the use of sophisticated databases to create voter mailing lists, campaign strategy software, online political activism, and campaign management tools. Produced during the election year of 1996. - Internet TVE12
Internet TVAfter hearing about convergence for years, the television and the computer finally have started to merge, with video images moving on to the PC and web pages showing up on the TV. Products demoed include Philips/Magnavox WebTV, Zenith-Diba Internet TV, Intel Intercasting and more. - Wireless ComputingE14
Wireless ComputingWires! What a mess. The ideal way to communicate between computers and peripheral, between computer and computer, between PDA and anything, is through the air. A look at the latest in wireless computing technology, cell phones, wireless modems, PDAs, infrared, and other ways to move data without wires. - Sports Simulation SoftwareE15
Sports Simulation SoftwareA review of new sports software that lets couch potatoes feel like athletes. Demonstrations include Interactive Guide to Skiing, Interactive Guide to Snow Boarding, Tony LaRussa Baseball, Trophy Bass 2, NBA Full Court Press, Bobsled Simulator, and Madden 97. - Cyber DatingE16
Cyber DatingOne of the most popular early uses of the Internet was finding a date. This program looks at some of the first sites that offered to find that special someone. Sites demonstrated include match, americansingles, NetNoir, blinddate, and cupidnet. Guests include cyber dating counselor Dr. Judith Schwambach and netiquette advisor Larry Magid. - E-MailE19
E-MailAs email became the killer application on the internet, products proliferated offering a variety of new email functionality. This program looks at Bigfoot, 411, ConnectSoft's Email Connection, Microsoft Outlook, HoTMaiL, JFax, Eudora Pro 3.0, PaperPort, Aloha Greetings, and PGP. http://archive.org/details/CC1423_email - Cyber MusicE21
Cyber MusicA review of hardware and software that can turn your personal computer into a music studio. Features the band MOE. Demonstrations include SimTunes, MixMan, Autoscore, and the Family Music Center piano teaching program. Also featured is a visit to the UC Berkeley Center for New Music and a look at the band MOE which was discovered on the web. - SPA Codie Awards 1997E22
SPA Codie Awards 1997Coverage of the 1997 annual Codie Awards presented by the Software Publishers Association. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in software design and are considered the "Oscars" of the software industry. The lifetime achievement award winner was Paul Allen. - Cyber ArtE23
Cyber ArtA look at new ways to use your computer to create art. Demonstrations include The Virtual Gallery, CorelDraw 7, Detailer, 3D Studio Max 1.2, and virtualart.com. Also covers a visit to a combined human/computer stage production called "20/20 Blake" and a museum exhibit of Digital Art. Originally broadcast in 1997. http://archive.org/details/CC1430_computer_art - Cyber SecurityE24
Cyber SecurityWith more and more computers becoming terminals on the internet, concerns were growing for internet security. This program looks at several solutions. Included are demonstrations of Wells Fargo Online Banking, Cookie Master, anonymizer, a fax encryptor from InfoImaging called 3D FaxFile 2.0, a new biometric device from Oracle called HandKey, and CompuTrace, a device that calls you if your computer is stolen. - Website CreationE25
Website CreationAs the Internet became a standard for business and personal communication, everyone had to have a web site. This program looks at some of the tools available in the late nineties for creating your own web site and some of the key issues facing web site designers. Products covered include Backstage Internet Studio from Macromedia; WebImage and I Spy from Group 42, V*Realm Builder from Integrated Data Systems, and Cosmo Player. Also, a visit to the Web Design and Development Exhibition in San Francisco where teams compete to build the best web site in a single day. Originally broadcast in 1997. http://archive.org/details/WebSiteC
