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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in the same room? The 90s tech Cold War, unfiltered.
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The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (1996)

garage-to-glory chaosnerd soap opera90s tech time capsule

Overview

Documentary

It happened more or less by accident; the people who made it happen were amateurs; and for the most part they still are. From his own Silicon Valley garage, author Bob Cringley puts PC bigshots and nerds on the spot, and tells their incredible true stories. Like the industry itself, the series is informative, funny and brash.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Jobs' legendary reality distortion field, live and unscripted.

Direction

Cringely's sneaky questions that make billionaires squirm.

Production

Genuine garage footage before Silicon Valley became a TV show.

Best for:Solo: Late-night rabbit hole for anyone who's ever rage-quit Windows.·Friends: Debate fuel: Apple cultists versus Microsoft apologists.·Rewatch: Spot who predicted the iPhone and who looks ridiculous now.
Paul Sen

Director

Paul Sen

ReleasedJun 22, 1996
Runtime2h 45m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Bob Cringely

Bob Cringely

Self - Host / Interviewer

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computer

Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Self - Co-Founder, Microsoft

Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak

Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computer

Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison

Self - Founder and President, Oracle

Paul G. Allen

Paul G. Allen

Self - Co-Founder, Microsoft

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Filmed during Microsoft's absolute dominance, before Jobs' 1997 return made this footage archaeologically precious. Gates' smugness ages like milk.

Trivia

Cringely was a gossip columnist for InfoWorld; insiders called this 'revenge of the trade press.' Several subjects later claimed selective editing made them look worse.

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