Computer Chronicles: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Computer Chronicles Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
PC Expo 1994
Sep 27, 1994 · 30 min
On location coverage of the annual PC Expo trade show in New York. Featured guests include Stewart Alsop, Larry Magid, Tim Bajarin, and Phillipe Kahn. http://www.archive.org/detail
MacWorld Boston 1994
Oct 4, 1994 · 30 min
On location coverage of the annual Boston MacWorld conference. Includes the launch of the Mac System 7.5 OS. Demonstrations include WordPerfect, ClarisWorks, Loga Vista, Newton, Ra
PowerPC and PowerMac
Oct 18, 1994 · 30 min
Motorola's new PowerPC microprocessor launched a whole new generation of computers including the PowerMac. This program looks at the increased speed and functionality of computers
Computer Art
Oct 25, 1994 · 30 min
The personal computer started out doing numbers, then text, and then graphics. This program looks at several applications for computer artists. Included are KPT Bryce, SmartSketch,
Plug and Play
Nov 1, 1994 · 30 min
Adding peripherals used to be a nightmare with a PC, having to manually figure out all kinds of settings and switches. Windows 95 promised to end all that with Plug and Play, thoug
Windows 4.0 a.k.a. Windows 95
Nov 8, 1994 · 30 min
The upgrade from Windows 3.0 to Windows 95 was the big leap for Microsoft and began its domination of the desktop. This program looks at the new OS, originally code named "Chicago"
Virtual Meetings
Nov 15, 1994 · 30 min
The advent of the internet meant people could now start communicating and collaborating over the web. This program looks at several early examples of virtul meeting technology. Dem
Consumer's Buying Guide
Nov 29, 1994 · 30 min
An annual review of cool new technology products for the holiday buying season, as selected by Stewart Cheifet, Paul Schindler of CMP, Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies, and Ken R
Comdex Special 1994
Dec 6, 1994 · 28 min
On location coverage of the annual fall Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Includes highlights of the Bill Gates keynote speech. Features analysis from Tim Bajarin of Creative Strateg
Talking Computers
Dec 13, 1994 · 30 min
Almost ten years after this show was produced, we are still not talking to our computers. This program looks at several early attempts at a voice interface. Products demonstrated i
Interactive Music
Jan 3, 1995 · 30 min
Computers and the digital revolution forever changed the world of music. This program looks at several new approaches to creating and sharing music. Demonstrations include Vid Grid
Digital Photo Finishing
Jan 10, 1995 · 30 min
As the popularity of digital cameras grew, photofinishing software followed. This program looks at several early examples of computer based photo processing. Demonstrations include
Computer Games
Jan 24, 1995 · 30 min
A look at the hot new computer games of 1995. Games covered include Voyeur, Astronomica, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Master of Magic, Nascar Racing, Front Page Sports:
Computers and Sports
Jan 31, 1995 · 30 min
Computers enable couch potatoes to get the feeling of competitive sports and help real athletes improve their skills. This program looks at several sports applications including Pi
Consumer Electronics Show 1995
Feb 7, 1995 · 30 min
On location coverage of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Featured analyst is Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies. Includes highlights of the keynote spe
OS/2 Warp
Feb 28, 1995 · 30 min
In the mid 1990's, it wasn't yet an all Windows world. A battle was on between Microsoft's Windows and IBM's OS/2. This program compared the two operating systems and various add-o
Investment Software
Mar 7, 1995 · 30 min
Computers have become a key tool in planning an investment strategy and building a retirement nest egg. This program looked at several investment programs including Value Screen In
Learning on a Computer
Mar 21, 1995 · 30 min
Personal computers have become a major component of modern educational systems. This program looks at some of the strides being made in computer based learning. Product demonstrati
Computer Memory
Mar 28, 1995 · 30 min
If you were a DOS user back in the early 1990's, you had to deal with "insufficient memory" issues. Over and over again. This program looks at solutions for expanding computer memo
SPA Codie Awards 1995
Apr 11, 1995 · 30 min
Highlights from the tenth annual Codie Awards for outstanding software, presented by the Software Publishers Association. Shot on location in San Diego. Hosted by actor and comedia
PC Video
Apr 18, 1995 · 30 min
The digital video revolution started to take hold in the mid nineties. This program looks at early examples of desktop video products. Demonstrations include QuickTime VR, Sigma De
Mobile Computing
Apr 25, 1995 · 30 min
ndustry prognosticators predicted that 1995 would be "the year of the portable". And it was, as mobile computing became mainstream. This program looks at several mobile computing s
The Internet
May 2, 1995 · 30 min
In the mid 1990's many people were on line, but the internet and the world wide web were still a new phenomenon. This program looks at the new open world of the web. Demonstrations
Computer Bowl VII
May 30, 1995 · 30 min
Technology leaders from the East and West coasts go at it in the seventh annual Computer Bowl, a quiz show designed to see which team knows more about computer trivia. Guest questi
Gary Kildall Special
Aug 1, 1995 · 30 min
A profile on computer pioneer Gary Kildall and the important contributions he made to the PC industry including the true story on how IBM ended up using MS-DOS rather than CP/M. Ki