Computer Chronicles: Season 14

Episodes

1. 1. MacWorld Boston 1996

   Oct 24, 1996

   On-location coverage of the 1996 annual MacWorld Expo in Boston.

2. 2. Cyber Cafes

   Oct 1, 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.

3. 3. Internet Telephony

   Oct 8, 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?

4. 4. Search Engines

   Oct 15, 1996

   An early pre-Google look at search engine technology. Featured are DataQuest, Alta Vista, Zip 2, Autonomy, Pointcast, and The Angle.

5. 5. IT Forum, Paris

   Oct 22, 1996

6. 6. Cyber Politics

   Oct 29, 1996

   A review of the growing use of the internet and computers in political campaigns in 1996.

7. 7. Online Shopping

   Nov 5, 1996

   A look at early online shopping sites in 1996 including Amazon, onsale.com, CyberCash, NetRadio, Verisign and Cybergold.

8. 8. ETRE Conference Berlin

   Nov 12, 1996

   On-location coverage of the 1996 annual European Technology Roundtable Exhibition conference in Berlin.

9. 9. Consumer's Buying Guide

   Dec 3, 1996

   Our 1996 annual review of the coolest new high-tech gadgets for the holiday season.

10. 10. Digital Photography

    Dec 10, 1996

    Digital photography got its start in the mid 1990's. This program looks at early examples of digital photography hardware and software.

11. 11. Computer Games

    Dec 31, 1996

    A review of the best new computer games of the year 1996.

12. 12. Internet TV

    Jan 7, 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.

13. 13. Comdex Special 1996

    Jan 14, 1997

    A look at the best new products introduced at the 1996 annual COMDEX computer trade show in Las Vegas.

14. 14. Wireless Computing

    Jan 27, 1997

15. 15. Sports Simulation Software

    Jan 28, 1997

    A review of new sports software that lets couch potatoes feel like athletes.

16. 16. Cyber Dating

    Feb 4, 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.

17. 17. Consumer Electronics Show 1997

    Feb 11, 1997

    On-location coverage of the 1997 annual winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

18. 18. Airline Magazine Software

    Feb 18, 1997

19. 19. E-Mail

    Feb 25, 1997

20. 20. Computers and the Disabled

    Mar 4, 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 to those challenges.

21. 21. Cyber Music

    Mar 11, 1997

    A review of hardware and software that can turn your personal computer into a music studio.

22. 22. SPA Codie Awards 1997

    Mar 25, 1997

    Coverage of the 1997 annual Codie Awards presented by the Software Publishers Association.

23. 23. Cyber Art

    Apr 15, 1997

24. 24. Cyber Security

    Apr 22, 1997

    With more and more computers becoming terminals on the internet, concerns were growing for internet security.

25. 25. Website Creation

    May 6, 1997

26. 26. Computer Bowl IX: Part 1

    Jun 3, 1997

27. 27. Computer Bowl IX: Part 2

    Jun 10, 1997

28. 28. Internet Showcase Special

    Jun 24, 1997

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