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Microprocessor Chronicles (2006)

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Genre
documentary film
Country
United States

How it feels

A documentary that covers the history and development of Silicon Valley and the microprocessor industry. It features interviews with key figures from that technical world.

informativereflectivehistoricaltechnicaleducationalslow-pacednostalgicinterview-driven

What happens

The Microprocessor Chronicles is a documentary by filmmaker Rob Walker. Walker, who cofounded LSI Logic, created the film to document the growth and history of Silicon Valley. The work includes interviews with persons famous among notables in the microprocessor world. It discusses technical evolution of the microprocessor and marketing of devices. The film is part of a series by Walker named Silicon Genesis. Another film in the series, The Fairchild Chronicles, talks about Mountain View's Fairchild Semiconductor. The series is supported by Stanford University. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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