Just scanning back through some old notes, and came across a citation for the fantastic PBS series Triumph of the Nerds. Below you can find a web link to transcripts and access to copies of tapes. For anyone, that has not seen this series or nerds 2.0.1, it is definitely worth a view. An entire semester class could probably be put together to study this and pick it apart.

Chronicles the rise and fall of various computer and software companies including Xerox, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, and many many more.

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