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22 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
On-location coverage of the 1996 annual MacWorld Expo in Boston. A look at many new Mac products, peripherals and applications. Features highlights from the keynote speech of Apple CEO Gil Amelio. Analysis by Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies. Other guests include Jean-Louis Gassee and Bob Levitus.
Episode 2
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
As the Internet continued to take hold, new hangouts called cyber cafes started opening up where you could surf the web and just pay by the minute. This program looks at the first wave of internet cafes in 1996 at Boston and San Francisco as well as developments in virtual reality.
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
If you can send data over the internet, why not voice, and if voice, why not phone calls, and if phone calls, why not video phone calls?
Episode 4
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
An early pre-Google look at search engine technology. Featured are DataQuest, Alta Vista, Zip 2, Autonomy, Pointcast, and The Angle.
Episode 6
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
A review of the growing use of the internet and computers in political campaigns. This show looks at the use of sophisticated databases to create voter mailing lists, campaign strategy software, online political activism, and campaign management tools. Produced during the election year of 1996.
Episode 7
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
A look at early online shopping sites in 1996 including Amazon, onsale.com, CyberCash, NetRadio, Verisign and Cybergold.
Episode 8
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
On-location coverage of the 1996 annual European Technology Roundtable Exhibition conference in Berlin. Leading technology executives and journalists from around the world gather to discuss the future of computer and internet technology. Guests include Fortune's David Kirkpatrick, Roel Pieper of Tandem, Eric Benhamou of 3Com, Michael Rogers of Newsweek, venture capitalist John Shoch, conference host Alex Vieux, Marco Landi of Apple, and Stan Shih of Acer.
Episode 11
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
Our 1996 annual review of the coolest new high-tech gadgets for the holiday season. Products covered include Connectix Color Quick Cam, Fieldworks Rugged Laptop FW7600, NetObject's Fusion, Symantec's Internet FastFind, MetaTool's Kai's Power Goo, Broderbund's Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, Ecco Pro, Neverhood, NewsCatcher, NHL 97, Polaroid's Photo Pad Scanner, Epson's Photo PC Camera, AT&T's Pocket Net Phone, Pyst, Quake, Quick View Plus, Surfman, The Mind Drive, VocalTec's Internet Phone, Blizzard's Warcraft II, Phillips Web TV, and Web Buddy from DataViz.
Episode 12
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
Digital photography got its start in the mid 1990's. This program looks at early examples of digital photography hardware and software. Included are demonstrations of the Fuji D5-7, Ricoh RDC2, Kodak DC25, LivePix, Adobe Photo Shop 4.0, HP DeskJet 693C, Epson Stylus Color 500, Sony DMM155, Logitech Pagescan Color, and Microtek ScanMaker E3. Guests include Michael Mcnamara of Popular Photography magazine, Kyla Carlson of PC Computing magazine, and John Goddard of PC World.
Episode 15
Wed, Jan 24, 1996
A review of the best new computer games of the year 1996. Demonstrations include The Neverhood from DreamWorks Interactive, Shattered Steel from Interplay, Tomb Raider from Eidos, and Diablo from Blizzard. Also includes a visit to a Quake marathon and a tour of the usability lab at The Learning Company.
Episode 16
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
After hearing about convergence for years, the television and the computer finally have started to merge, with video images moving on to the PC and web pages showing up on the TV. Products demoed include Philips/Magnavox WebTV, Zenith-Diba Internet TV, Intel Intercasting and more.
Episode 17
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
A look at the best new products introduced at the 1996 annual COMDEX computer trade show in Las Vegas. Demonstrations include the ATI All-in-Wonder video card; Microsoft Office 97; Netscape Communicator, Navigator, and Constellation; and Play's Trinity Video Production System. Products reviewed on the convention floor include Apple's Emate 300, Casio's Cassiopedia, Ricoh's Tablet PC, Mitsubishi's Flopico, and the new Sony DSC F-1 digital camera.
Episode 19
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
A review of new sports software that lets couch potatoes feel like athletes. Demonstrations include Interactive Guide to Skiing, Interactive Guide to Snow Boarding, Tony LaRussa Baseball, Trophy Bass 2, NBA Full Court Press, Bobsled Simulator, and Madden 97.
Episode 20
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
One of the most popular early uses of the Internet was finding a date. This program looks at some of the first sites that offered to find that special someone. Sites demonstrated include match, americansingles, NetNoir, blinddate, and cupidnet. Guests include cyber dating counselor Dr. Judith Schwambach and netiquette advisor Larry Magid.
Episode 21
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
On-location coverage of the 1997 annual winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Products introduced at the show include the new Pentium MMX processors, televisions and phones that act as internet terminals, new web audio devices, handheld digital players, and an innovative approach to networking from IBM called the PAN or personal area network.
Episode 23
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
Episode 24
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
The computer revolution was great, but it presented real challenges to disabled people who found new barriers to accessing information. This program looks at several solutions including a talking word processor called IntelliTools, two screen readers - JAWS and OutSpoken, Buddy Button, Tash Mini Keyboard, Discovery Switch, EasyBall, Thumbelina, and Cyberlink. Also covered are techniques for building web sites that are user friendly for disabled visitors.
Episode 25
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
A review of hardware and software that can turn your personal computer into a music studio. Features the band MOE. Demonstrations include SimTunes, MixMan, Autoscore, and the Family Music Center piano teaching program. Also featured is a visit to the UC Berkeley Center for New Music and a look at the band MOE which was discovered on the web.
Episode 27
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
Coverage of the 1997 annual Codie Awards presented by the Software Publishers Association. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in software design and are considered the "Oscars" of the software industry. The lifetime achievement award winner was Paul Allen.
Episode 30
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
Episode 31
Fri, Jan 24, 1997
With more and more computers becoming terminals on the internet, concerns were growing for internet security. This program looks at several solutions. Included are demonstrations of Wells Fargo Online Banking, Cookie Master, anonymizer, a fax encryptor from InfoImaging called 3D FaxFile 2.0, a new biometric device from Oracle called HandKey, and CompuTrace, a device that calls you if your computer is stolen.
Episode 33
Fri, Jan 24, 1997