History of Personal Computing
I have really been enjoying the Channel9 series about the history of Microsoft. So far they have released years 1975-1981. It’s always interesting to think about the chain of events that took place to bring us to where we are today and to be inspired by the stories of the pioneers who laid the foundation we stand on.
After watching the series I started digging around for some other videos that had a similar theme about the history of personal computers and found this great documentary called Triumph of the Nerds that aired on PBS in 1996 (hard to believe that is 13 years ago!). Even though I knew a large portion of the history covered in the piece, it was a lot of fun to listen to the interviews of the guys who lived it and to think about what new frontiers are still ahead for us to conquer!
So if you’re in the mood for a little nostalgia, I highly recommend checking out both of these!
