Computer Chronicles
Season 14
TV-G
The most popular television program about consumer technology during the rise of the personal computer revolution from 1983 to 2002. Episodes featured interviews with luminaries from the tech industry.
Where to Watch Computer Chronicles • Season 14
39 Episodes
- MacWorld Boston 1996E1
MacWorld Boston 1996On-location coverage of the 1996 annual MacWorld Expo in Boston. A look at many new Mac products, peripherals and applications. Features highlights from the keynote speech of Apple CEO Gil Amelio. Analysis by Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies. Other guests include Jean-Louis Gassee and Bob Levitus. - Cyber CafesE2
Cyber CafesAs the Internet continued to take hold, new hangouts called cyber cafes started opening up where you could surf the web and just pay by the minute. This program looks at the first wave of internet cafes in 1996 at Boston and San Francisco as well as developments in virtual reality. - Cyber PoliticsE6
Cyber PoliticsA review of the growing use of the internet and computers in political campaigns. This show looks at the use of sophisticated databases to create voter mailing lists, campaign strategy software, online political activism, and campaign management tools. Produced during the election year of 1996. - ETRE Conference Berlin (1996)E8
ETRE Conference Berlin (1996)The European Technology Roundtable and Exposition brings together the top names in the global computer industry. These industry leaders gather each year, this year in Berlin, to focus on the future of the technology industry. Past participants have included Bill Gates, Jim Clark, Scott McNealy, Esther Dyson, and other top executives and journalists from the computer field. A rare look at where it's all going. - Consumer's Buying Guide (1996)E9
Consumer's Buying Guide (1996)Our annual review of the coolest new high-tech gadgets for the holiday season. Products covered include Connectix Color Quick Cam, Fieldworks Rugged Laptop FW7600, NetObject's Fusion, Symantec's Internet FastFind, MetaTool's Kai's Power Goo, Broderbund's Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, Ecco Pro, Neverhood, NewsCatcher, NHL 97, Polaroid's Photo Pad Scanner, Epson's Photo PC Camera, AT&T's Pocket Net Phone, Pyst, Quake, Quick View Plus, Surfman, The Mind Drive, VocalTec's Internet Phone, Blizzard's Warcraft II, Phillips Web TV, and Web Buddy from DataViz. Originally broadcast in 1996. http://archive.org/details/CC1411_consumer_buying_guide - Computer Games (1996)E11
Computer Games (1996)A review of the best new computer games of the year. Demonstrations include The Neverhood from DreamWorks Interactive, Shattered Steel from Interplay, Tomb Raider from Eidos, and Diablo from Blizzard. Also includes a visit to a Quake marathon and a tour of the usability lab at The Learning Company. Originally broadcast in 1996. http://archive.org/details/CC1415_greatest_games - Internet TVE12
Internet TVAfter hearing about convergence for years, the television and the computer finally have started to merge, with video images moving on to the PC and web pages showing up on the TV. Products demoed include Philips/Magnavox WebTV, Zenith-Diba Internet TV, Intel Intercasting and more. - Wireless ComputingE14
Wireless ComputingWires! What a mess. The ideal way to communicate between computers and peripheral, between computer and computer, between PDA and anything, is through the air. A look at the latest in wireless computing technology, cell phones, wireless modems, PDAs, infrared, and other ways to move data without wires. - Sports Simulation SoftwareE15
Sports Simulation SoftwareA review of new sports software that lets couch potatoes feel like athletes. Demonstrations include Interactive Guide to Skiing, Interactive Guide to Snow Boarding, Tony LaRussa Baseball, Trophy Bass 2, NBA Full Court Press, Bobsled Simulator, and Madden 97. - Computer Games/Greatest GamesE15
Computer Games/Greatest GamesA review of the best new computer games of the year 1996. Demonstrations include The Neverhood from DreamWorks Interactive, Shattered Steel from Interplay, Tomb Raider from Eidos, and Diablo from Blizzard. Also includes a visit to a Quake marathon and a tour of the usability lab at The Learning Company. - Cyber DatingE16
Cyber DatingOne of the most popular early uses of the Internet was finding a date. This program looks at some of the first sites that offered to find that special someone. Sites demonstrated include match, americansingles, NetNoir, blinddate, and cupidnet. Guests include cyber dating counselor Dr. Judith Schwambach and netiquette advisor Larry Magid. - Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (1997)E17
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (1997)On location coverage of the annual winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Products introduced at the show include the new Pentium MMX processors, televisions and phones that act as internet terminals, new web audio devices, handheld digital players, and an innovative approach to networking from IBM called the PAN or personal area network. Originally broadcast in 1997. http://archive.org/details/CC1421_ces http://archive.org/details/CC1421_ces - Comdex Special/Best of Comdex 1996E17
Comdex Special/Best of Comdex 1996A look at the best new products introduced at the 1996 annual COMDEX computer trade show in Las Vegas. Demonstrations include the ATI All-in-Wonder video card; Microsoft Office 97; Netscape Communicator, Navigator, and Constellation; and Play's Trinity Video Production System. Products reviewed on the convention floor include Apple's Emate 300, Casio's Cassiopedia, Ricoh's Tablet PC, Mitsubishi's Flopico, and the new Sony DSC F-1 digital camera. - Computers and the Disabled (1997)E19
Computers and the Disabled (1997)The computer revolution was great, but it presented real challenges to disabled people who found new barriers to accessing information. This program looks at several solutions including a talking word processor called IntelliTools, two screen readers - JAWS and OutSpoken, Buddy Button, Tash Mini Keyboard, Discovery Switch, EasyBall, Thumbelina, and Cyberlink. Also covered are techniques for building web sites that are user friendly for disabled visitors. Originally broadcast in 1997. http://archive.org/details/CC1424_computers_and_the_disabled - E-MailE19
E-MailAs email became the killer application on the internet, products proliferated offering a variety of new email functionality. This program looks at Bigfoot, 411, ConnectSoft's Email Connection, Microsoft Outlook, HoTMaiL, JFax, Eudora Pro 3.0, PaperPort, Aloha Greetings, and PGP. http://archive.org/details/CC1423_email - Cyber MusicE21
Cyber MusicA review of hardware and software that can turn your personal computer into a music studio. Features the band MOE. Demonstrations include SimTunes, MixMan, Autoscore, and the Family Music Center piano teaching program. Also featured is a visit to the UC Berkeley Center for New Music and a look at the band MOE which was discovered on the web. - Consumer Electronics Show/CES (1997)E21
Consumer Electronics Show/CES (1997)On-location coverage of the 1997 annual winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Products introduced at the show include the new Pentium MMX processors, televisions and phones that act as internet terminals, new web audio devices, handheld digital players, and an innovative approach to networking from IBM called the PAN or personal area network. - SPA Codie Awards 1997E22
SPA Codie Awards 1997Coverage of the 1997 annual Codie Awards presented by the Software Publishers Association. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in software design and are considered the "Oscars" of the software industry. The lifetime achievement award winner was Paul Allen. - Cyber ArtE23
Cyber ArtA look at new ways to use your computer to create art. Demonstrations include The Virtual Gallery, CorelDraw 7, Detailer, 3D Studio Max 1.2, and virtualart.com. Also covers a visit to a combined human/computer stage production called "20/20 Blake" and a museum exhibit of Digital Art. Originally broadcast in 1997. http://archive.org/details/CC1430_computer_art - Cyber SecurityE24
Cyber SecurityWith more and more computers becoming terminals on the internet, concerns were growing for internet security. This program looks at several solutions. Included are demonstrations of Wells Fargo Online Banking, Cookie Master, anonymizer, a fax encryptor from InfoImaging called 3D FaxFile 2.0, a new biometric device from Oracle called HandKey, and CompuTrace, a device that calls you if your computer is stolen. - Website CreationE25
Website CreationAs the Internet became a standard for business and personal communication, everyone had to have a web site. This program looks at some of the tools available in the late nineties for creating your own web site and some of the key issues facing web site designers. Products covered include Backstage Internet Studio from Macromedia; WebImage and I Spy from Group 42, V*Realm Builder from Integrated Data Systems, and Cosmo Player. Also, a visit to the Web Design and Development Exhibition in San Francisco where teams compete to build the best web site in a single day. Originally broadcast in 1997. http://archive.org/details/WebSiteC
