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The Nineties

The Information Age (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Society's adoption of the Internet; Microsoft, browser wars, and the antitrust case brought against Microsoft; the Apple saga; online commerce and dot-com retailers such as Amazon and eBay; the hysteria surrounding Y2K.
Producer
Composer
Nathaniel Blume (score by)
Cinematographers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 13, 2017

Release date
Aug 13, 2017 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
2 nominations

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Cast

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58 cast members
Name Known for
Marc Andreessen
Self - CEO, Netscape (archive footage) Self - CEO, Netscape (archive footage)   See fewer
Ken Auletta
Self - Author, 'World War 3.0' / 'Googled' Self - Author, 'World War 3.0' / 'Googled'   See fewer
Steve Ballmer
Self - Executive Officer, Microsoft / CEO, Microsoft (archive footage) Self - Executive Officer, Microsoft / CEO, Microsoft (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Barksdale
Self - CEO, Netscape (archive footage) Self - CEO, Netscape (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Bezos
Self - Chairman and CEO, Amazon Inc. (archive footage) Self - Chairman and CEO, Amazon Inc. (archive footage)   See fewer
John Blackstone
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
David Boies
Self - Prosecuting Attorney, U.S. v. Microsoft Self - Prosecuting Attorney, U.S. v. Microsoft   See fewer
Cynthia Bowers
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Sergey Brin
Self - Co-founder, Google (archive footage) Self - Co-founder, Google (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Sandra Bullock
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Chris Bury
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Cameron
Self - CBC News (archive footage) Self - CBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Case
Self - CEO, America Online (archive footage) Self - CEO, America Online (archive footage)   See fewer
Stewart Cheifet
Self - Former Host, Computer Chronicles Self - Former Host, Computer Chronicles   See fewer
Connie Chung
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Katie Couric
Self - Today (archive footage) Self - Today (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert X. Cringely
Self - Technology Journalist Self - Technology Journalist   See fewer
Sam Donaldson
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry Ellison
Self - CEO, Oracle Corporation (archive footage) Self - CEO, Oracle Corporation (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Feldman
Self - CNN (archive sound) Self - CNN (archive sound)   See fewer
Jack Ford
Self - Good Morning America (archive footage) Self - Good Morning America (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Gates
Self - CEO, Microsoft (archive footage) Self - CEO, Microsoft (archive footage)   See fewer
Bryant Gumbel
Self - Today (archive footage) Self - Today (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Hager
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Jennings
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Jobs
Self - CEO, NeXT Inc. / Interim CEO, Apple Inc. (archive footage) Self - CEO, NeXT Inc. / Interim CEO, Apple Inc. (archive footage)   See fewer
Joel Klein
Self - U.S. Prosecuting Attorney (archive footage) Self - U.S. Prosecuting Attorney (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Krulwich
Self - Frontline (archive footage) Self - Frontline (archive footage)   See fewer
Frederick Lane
Self - Author, 'Obscene Profits' Self - Author, 'Obscene Profits'   See fewer
Matt Lauer
Self - Today (archive footage) Self - Today (archive footage)   See fewer
Steven Levy
Self - Editor-in-Chief, Backchannel / Author, 'Insanely Great' Self - Editor-in-Chief, Backchannel / Author, 'Insanely Great'   See fewer
George Lewis
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Kurt Loder
Self - MTV News (archive sound) Self - MTV News (archive sound)   See fewer
David Lomax
Self - BBC (archive footage) Self - BBC (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Miklaszewski
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Mintier
Self - CNN (archive sound) Self - CNN (archive sound)   See fewer
Russ Mitchell
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Terry Moran
Self - ABC News (archive sound) Self - ABC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Tim Naftali
Self - Author and Historian Self - Author and Historian   See fewer
David Pogue
Self - Technology Journalist Self - Technology Journalist   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Janet Reno
Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Robelot
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Judd Rose
Self - Nightline (archive footage) Self - Nightline (archive footage)   See fewer
Forrest Sawyer
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Gina Smith
Self - Technology Journalist Self - Technology Journalist   See fewer
Betsy Stark
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Stewart
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Gil Troy
Self - Author and Historian Self - Author and Historian   See fewer
Linda Vester
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Whitaker
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Brian Williams
Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Gerri Willis
Self - Smartmoney (archive footage) Self - Smartmoney (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Woodruff
Self - ABC News (archive sound) Self - ABC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Steve Young
Self - CNN (archive footage) Self - CNN (archive footage)   See fewer
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