Nerds 2.0.1

Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (1998) is a three-hour documentary film written and hosted by Mark Stephens under the pseudonym Robert X. Cringely and produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting for PBS.

A sequel to Triumph of the Nerds, Nerds 2.0.1 documents the development of ARPANET, the Internet, the World Wide Web and the dot-com bubble of the mid- and late-1990s. It was broadcast two years prior to the collapse of the dot-com bubble.

The documentary was later turned into a book of the same title by series director Stephen Segaller.

Interviews

It is notable for the lengthy interview with Leonard Kleinrock, who describes in detail his involvement with ARPANET. It also features interviews with:

• Marc Andreessen
• Steve Ballmer
• Tim Berners-Lee
• Steve Case
• Vint Cerf
• Larry Ellison
• Bill Gates
• Steve Jobs
• Bob Kahn
• Vinod Khosla
• Scott McNealy
• Ted Nelson

See also

• History of the Internet

External links

• Official website
• Salon review
• Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet at the Internet Movie Database