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Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video, 1998,
1-800-Play-PBS. 3:00 in three volumes. $39.98 per three-tape set.
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet is a useful and entertaining introduction to the history of computer networking. Co-writer and narrator Bob Cringely, a veteran computer-- industry journalist and consultant, solicits candid interviews with most of the key government managers and corporate entrepreneurs who, over time, innovated ways of linking computers for increasing numbers of users.
Cringely reveals the combination of luck, pluck, ingenuity, and brute financial force which people like Len Bosack (founder, Cisco Systems) and Mark Andreesen (founder, Netscape) have utilized in order to succeed in the competitive and fast-moving Internet business world. The new technology millionaires work long hours...