Computer Chronicles (1983)

Genre

current affairs

Country

United States

Length

19 seasons, 491 episodes

Rated

TV-G

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This public television series tracks the rise of personal computers from the early 1980s into the 2000s. Each episode reviews hardware, software, and gadgets, with a segment on industry news. Host Stewart Cheifet guides viewers through the changing technology landscape.

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What happens

Computer Chronicles (or The Computer Chronicles from 1984 to 1989) is an American half-hour television series that was broadcast on PBS public television from 1984 to 2002. It documented and explored the personal computer as it grew from its infancy in the early 1980s to its rise in the global market at the turn of the 21st century. Series creator Stewart Cheifet served as main host throughout the show's existence. Episodes of Computer Chronicles reviewed a variety of home and business computers, including hardware accessories, software and other consumer computing devices and gadgetry. Each episode ended with a news-like segment reporting on new developments and announcements in the computer industry. A wide range of computing topics were showcased and demonstrated, ranging from home use, business, education, gaming, digital music creation and editing, to networking and online telecommunication. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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