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Computer Chronicles

Index Computer Chronicles

Computer Chronicles (also titled as The Computer Chronicles from 1983 to 1989) was an American half-hour television series broadcast from 1983 to 2002 on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television and which documented various issues from the rise of the personal computer from its infancy to the global market at the turn of the 21st century. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Business casual, College of San Mateo, Digital Research, Gary Kildall, George Morrow (computers), Internet Archive, Jim Warren (computer specialist), KPJK, KQEH, Net Cafe (TV series), PARC (company), Paul Schindler, PBS, Personal computer, Public Broadcast Service, Public broadcasting, Silicon Valley, SRI International, Stewart Cheifet, Tim Bajarin, WDR Computerclub, WITF-TV.

  2. Computer television series

Business casual

Business casual is an ambiguously defined Western dress code that is generally considered casual wear but with smart (in the sense of "well dressed") components of a proper lounge suit from traditional informal wear, adopted for white-collar workplaces.

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College of San Mateo

College of San Mateo (CSM) is a public community college in San Mateo, California.

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Digital Research

Digital Research, Inc. (DR or DRI) was a privately held American software company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and GEM.

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Gary Kildall

Gary Arlen Kildall (May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur.

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George Morrow (computers)

George Morrow (January 30, 1934 – May 7, 2003) was part of the early microcomputer industry in the United States.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Jim Warren (computer specialist)

Jim Warren (July 20, 1936 – November 24, 2021) was an American mathematics and computing educator, computer professional, entrepreneur, editor, publisher and continuing sometime activist.

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KPJK

KPJK (channel 60) is a non-commercial independent television station licensed to San Mateo, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

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KQEH

KQEH (channel 54), branded on-air as KQED Plus, is a PBS member television station licensed to San Jose, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Net Cafe (TV series)

Net Cafe (or Cheifet's Net Cafe, formerly The Internet Cafe) was a US television series documenting the internet boom of the late 1990s. Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe (TV series) are American non-fiction television series.

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PARC (company)

SRI Future Concepts Division (formerly Palo Alto Research Center, PARC and Xerox PARC) is a research and development company in Palo Alto, California.

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Paul Schindler

Paul E. Schindler Jr. (born September 17, 1952) is an American journalist known for being the software reviewer on the popular television program Computer Chronicles from 1985 to 1999.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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Personal computer

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.

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Public Broadcast Service

The Public Broadcast Service (PBS) is a government-owned educational radio and television broadcast service in Barbados.

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Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) involves radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.

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Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation.

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SRI International

SRI International (SRI) is an American nonprofit scientific research institute and organization headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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Stewart Cheifet

Stewart Cheifet (born September 24, 1938) is an American television presenter, best known for his work presenting and producing Computer Chronicles and Net Cafe.

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Tim Bajarin

Tim Bajarin is an American technology columnist and a technology consultant.

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WDR Computerclub

WDR Computerclub was the first television broadcast in West Germany of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) that dealt solely with the issues of computer and technology.

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WITF-TV

WITF-TV (channel 33) is a PBS member television station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region (Harrisburg–Lancaster–Lebanon–York).

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See also

Computer television series

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Chronicles

Also known as Computer bowl, The Computer Chronicles.