Computer Chronicles: Season 14 (1996)

Episodes

1. 

   Episode 1 · October 24, 1996

   MacWorld Boston 1996

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

2. 

   Episode 2 · October 1, 1996

   Cyber Cafes

   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. 

   Episode 3 · October 8, 1996

   Internet Telephony

   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. 

   Episode 4 · October 15, 1996

   Search Engines

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

5. 

   Episode 5 · October 22, 1996

   IT Forum, Paris

6. 

   Episode 6 · October 29, 1996

   Cyber Politics

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

7. 

   Episode 7 · November 5, 1996

   Online Shopping

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

8. 

   Episode 8 · November 12, 1996

   ETRE Conference Berlin

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

9. 

   Episode 9 · December 3, 1996

   Consumer's Buying Guide

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

10. 

    Episode 10 · December 10, 1996

    Digital Photography

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

11. 

    Episode 11 · December 31, 1996

    Computer Games

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

12. 

    Episode 12 · January 7, 1997

    Internet TV

    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. 

    Episode 13 · January 14, 1997

    Comdex Special 1996

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

14. 

    Episode 14 · January 27, 1997

    Wireless Computing

15. 

    Episode 15 · January 28, 1997

    Sports Simulation Software

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

16. 

    Episode 16 · February 4, 1997

    Cyber Dating

    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. 

    Episode 17 · February 11, 1997

    Consumer Electronics Show 1997

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

18. 

    Episode 18 · February 18, 1997

    Airline Magazine Software

19. 

    Episode 19 · February 25, 1997

    E-Mail

20. 

    Episode 20 · March 4, 1997

    Computers and the Disabled

    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. 

    Episode 21 · March 11, 1997

    Cyber Music

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

22. 

    Episode 22 · March 25, 1997

    SPA Codie Awards 1997

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

23. 

    Episode 23 · April 15, 1997

    Cyber Art

24. 

    Episode 24 · April 22, 1997

    Cyber Security

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

25. 

    Episode 25 · May 6, 1997

    Website Creation

26. 

    Episode 26 · June 3, 1997

    Computer Bowl IX: Part 1

27. 

    Episode 27 · June 10, 1997

    Computer Bowl IX: Part 2

28. 

    Episode 28 · June 24, 1997

    Internet Showcase Special