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Paperback Computer, The
- 1992 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
- (Machine That Changed the World series) Computers got their name because, historically, they were first used for numbers; but, in fact, they are all-purpose machines that can be turned to any purpose by being so instructed. Shows how room-sized number crunchers evolved into desktop machines easy enough for a child to use, with less and less to do with arithmetic, cheaper than a TV set. Explores the development of microprocessors, concentrating on the trailblazing of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Michael Markkula. Traces the development of Apple computers. Discusses the world of and the arrival of a new generation for whom computers are not a machine at all, but a new medium.
- Topics: (Computer Sciences)
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