e9 – Triumph of the Nerds, part 1

We embark on watching the classic PBS documentary mini-series Triumph of the Nerds. We learn a little we didn't know about the early history of Apple, get excited with Woz, and facepalm with Jobs over the many offensive things that got said and done in the computer industry 20+ years ago (and, sadly, still today).

We embark on watching the classic PBS documentary mini-series Triumph of the Nerds. We learn a little we didn't know about the early history of Apple, get excited with Woz, and facepalm with Jobs over the many offensive things that got said and done in the computer industry 20+ years ago (and, sadly, still today).

Links for this episode:

EV followupNaevStarsectorSpaceSimCentralshoutouts to other Apple history podcastsWelcome to MacintoshRetroMacCastRobert X. Cringelyaka Mark StephensInfoWorld also still using the nameCringely's about pagedodgy claimsearly Apple employeeStanford PhD

Triumph of the Nerds

watch episode 1 online [YouTube] [archive.org]Accidental EmpiresRevenge of the Nerdssequel: 2.0.1extended Jobs interview

Episode 1, scene by scene

Paul AllenSeattle Supersonics, Seahawks, SoundersWoz: No, Apple was not started in a garageMacintosh Color ClassicEudora chicken!Douglas Adams

I think a nerd is a person who uses the telephone to talk to other people about telephones. And a computer nerd therefore is somebody who uses a computer in order to use a computer.

vacuum tubes to transistors to integrated circuitsGrace HopperWoz on Segway poloIntel museum (yes, located at their HQ!)Gordon Moore and his lawMITS, creators of the Altair 8800Apple I, Apple IIVisiCalc