The Machine That Changed The World


	The Machine That Changed The World

BartendingBear

6-4-2008 3:10 AM

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The very best documentary regarding the history of the computer. the early machines and the people behind them, and the rise of the computer age as seen from 1992. Be sure to check back to the source site for the rest of the series. A joint BBC/WGBH-Boston production.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6f69eb8d-e696-4088-9a7e-26acfd8eaffc/02A6EBAC-F5AB-4A2A-A74B-D531B0CD8B75/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://waxy.org/2008/06/the_machine_that_changed_the_world/" href="http://waxy.org/2008/06/the_machine_that_changed_the_world/" style="font-size: 11px;">waxy.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://waxy.org/2008/06/the_machine_that_changed_the_world/"><EM>The Machine That Changed the World</EM> is the longest, most comprehensive documentary about the history of computing ever produced, but since its release in 1992, it's become virtually extinct.  Out of print and <I>never</I> released online, the only remaining copies are VHS tapes floating around school libraries or in the homes of fans who dubbed the original shows when they aired.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://waxy.org/2008/06/the_machine_that_changed_the_world/">It's a whirlwind tour of computing before the Web, with brilliant archival footage and interviews with key players — several of whom passed away since the filming.  Jointly produced by <A href="http://www.wgbh.org/" linkindex="2" set="yes">WGBH Boston</A> and the BBC, it originally aired in the UK as <EM>The Dream Machine</EM> before its U.S. premiere in January 1992.  Its broadcast was accompanied by <A href="http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Machine-Exploring-Computer-Age/dp/0563369922/" linkindex="3" set="yes">a book</A> co-written by the documentary's producer Jon Palfreman.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://waxy.org/2008/06/the_machine_that_changed_the_world/">Here's the first of the five-part series, <EM>The Machine That Changed the World</EM>.  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