Networking the nerds. Connecting the suits. Wiring the world.
Notes:
Host: Robert X. Cringely.
Contents:
Networking the nerds -- Serving the suits -- Wiring the world.
Summary:
A three part series examining the ins and outs of one of the most volatile industries: the Internet. The first episode, Networking the nerds, examines how the seeds of the Internet were planted by Sputnik. The second episode, Connecting the suits, examines the advent of the PC and the need to connect them all to a network. The third episode, Wiring the world, visits Excite, a typical Silicon Valley entreprenurial adventure, as well as describing how the Internet became a comfortable environment to do business, chat, and go shopping.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)40419072
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.