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• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 27, 2005
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BKVL8Y
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,789 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly short and not much detail., July 23, 2009

By	J. M. Gates (White Plains, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I just got done watching my copy of this program. Computer nerds beware, this dvd contains very little historical detail. Time length is what killed this documentary (50 min.). It covers evolutions in four minutes or less. That is not nearly enough time to even scratch the surface.

They bring up Babbage and his punch cards but not Bouchon, the man who invented the punch card for his looms (circa 1720's, i think). They bring up the rise of the Internet, but fail to even mention the names ARPANET or CERN.

They totally botched their narrative on the rise of the PC. They brought up how war was able to drive technological development, but not how the hippy movement spearheaded the move from mainframes toward personally owned computers (They attribute it entirely to miniaturization, which was only a partially factor. Had it not been for the ex-hippies these miniaturized processors would have been continually implemented in mainframe/supercomputers).

If you know absolutely nothing about computers, and are looking for an entertaining program this might be for you. Other than that, don't waste your money. Go to your local library, or hit the internet. Both are free and contain more historical information.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history of computing , May 7, 2007

By	Jennifer Duke-Sylvester (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The teachers at our school show this to their classes a lot. It presents the history of computing in a more lively way than a lecture or timeline.
The teachers practically fight over who gets to show it next!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whole History of computers and more, March 12, 2007

By	SAM FRIEDMAN "Sam" (Flushing, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This Documentary explains the steps that were taken to get where we are today with computers. It takes you back to the very beginnings and explains what might be ahead as computers get smaller and faster. An amazing film which anyone who is interested should buy.