The Computer Chronicles

49–96 of 624 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Windows 95 1994 · TV · 24 h 38 min · Subtitles 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,… Internet Archive Desktop Video 1990 1990 · TV · Subtitles Today we take for granted the fact that we can watch video on our computers, but in the early 1990s, that was a big innovation. This program looks at early… Internet Archive Intel 386 - The Fast Lane 1987 · TV · Subtitles A review of the new Intel 386 chip and the new super-fast computers and applications that take advantage of its speed. Guests: Dana Krelle, Intel; Michael… Internet Archive Modems & Bulletin Boards 1985 · TV · Subtitles From high-tech trysts to selling black-market software, computers users are talking. Guests: Ezra Shapiro, Byte Magazine; Rory O'Connor, InforWorld; Matthew… Internet Archive Artificial Intelligence 1986 · TV · Subtitles Expert systems, decision support software, and natural language communication. Guests: Harry Tennant, Texas Instruments; Hubert Dreyfus, UC Berkeley; Gary… Internet Archive Computer Ergonomics 1984 · TV · Subtitles A look at health problems related to computer use such as video display radiation and repetitive stress injuries. Guests: Herb Lechner, SRI International;… Internet Archive Business Application Software 1984 · TV · Subtitles A look at the popular new software programs for business. Guests: Herb Lechner, SRI; Chuck Kinch, Computerland; Stewart Reges, Stanford; Dan Carro, IBM; Bill… Internet Archive Mac Update 1998 · TV · 26 h 31 min Steve Jobs returns to Apple and the turnaround is underway with the launch of the sleek iMac. A look at what's new at Apple. Included are a review of the new… Internet Archive CC 1407 Online Shopping 1996 · TV · Subtitles A look at early online shopping sites including Amazon, onsale.com, CyberCash, NetRadio, Verisign and Cybergold. Guests include Jeff Bezos, Jerry Kaplan,… Internet Archive Visual Programming Languages 1993 · TV · 28 h 11 min · Subtitles For amateur programmers, the advent of visual programming languages made life, and programming, a lot easier. This television program looks at several early… Internet Archive OS/2 1993 · TV · Subtitles The OS/2 operating system started out as a joint venture between Microsoft and IBM. That venture fell apart as Microsoft went its own way with Windows. This… Internet Archive Robots 1999 · TV · Subtitles Robots are used to deactivate bombs, to do work in outer space, to work on assembly lines, and just for fun. We'll learn how to build a robot at home and… Internet Archive Robotics 1984 · TV · Subtitles Robotic hardware and software and robotics based applications. Guests: David Nitzan, SRI International; Matt Guerrieri, Autobotics; Guy Rhodes, Microbot; John… Internet Archive Lasers and Computers 1985 · TV · Subtitles Laser disks and optical storage devices are changing the way we can use computers. Guests: Jeff Tully, Pioneer Video; Vladimir Langer, Sony; Rick Dyer, RDI… Internet Archive The Internet 1993 · TV · Subtitles It wasn't quite the World Wide Web yet, but everybody started hearing about this thing called "the Internet" in 1993. It was being called the Information… Internet Archive SuperComuputers 1987 · TV · Subtitles An introduction to the world of supercomputers in Asia and in the U.S. and their application environments such as NASA and NOA. Copyright 1987 Stewart Cheifet… Internet Archive Unix 1989 · TV · Subtitles A look at the many new versions of Unix and its challenge to DOS and OS/2. Guests: Rick Davis, Frame Technology; Karen Lusardi, Sun Microsystem; Janet Dobbs,… Internet Archive CES 1991 1991 · TV · Subtitles Highlights from the annual winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas featuring new personal technology products. Guest's include Nolan Bushnell and… Internet Archive Y2K - Year 2000 1999 · TV · Subtitles As I-T people across the country geared up for potential Y2K problems at the end of the year, we reviewed several consumer approaches to being prepared for… Internet Archive Astronomy Software 1986 · TV · Subtitles Computer programs for the amateur astronomer plus tools for tracking Halley's Comet. Guests: Evan Scharf, Scharf Software Sys; Robin Raskin, Family Computing;… Internet Archive Foreign Language Software - Arabic TV · Subtitles Arabic subtitled version of this program. Markets are going global but schools are cutting back on foreign language instruction. The answer - foreign language… Internet Archive Windows Enhancements - Hardware 1992 · TV · 24 h 23 min · Subtitles When Windows first came out, it needed help, from software add-ons and hardware add-ons. This program looks at some of the hardware products that helped make… Internet Archive Fifth Generation Computers 1984 · TV · Subtitles Japan's fifth generation computer project and a look at the next phase of PC platforms. Shot in Japan. Guests: Gary Kildall, Digital Research; Admiral Bobby… Internet Archive Atari St 1989 · TV · Subtitles The Atari ST is a big hit in Europe but it's not very popular yet in the U.S. A look at some of the cool features that attract Atari fans. Guests: Jim Kent,… Internet Archive On-Line Services - Part One 1987 · TV · Subtitles First of a two-part series on on-line services such as CompuServe, the Source and DowJones, featuring Steve Case, at the time VP of Marketing at QuantumLink,… Internet Archive RISC 1986 · TV · Subtitles Reduced Instruction Set Computers are a new approach to speeding up computer processing. Guests: Joel Birnbaum, Hewlett Packard; David Patterson, UC Berkeley;… Internet Archive Shareware 1988 · TV · Subtitles When the personal computer software industry was born in the mid 1980's, it was assumed that computer programs would be sold like books or records. But… Internet Archive Desktop Presentation Graphics - Part One TV · Subtitles The introduction of the Macintosh in the mid 1980's opened up a whole new world of desktop graphics capability. This program looks at several early graphics… Internet Archive Robots - Japanese Style 1985 · TV · Subtitles A visit to the High Tech Expo in Tsukuba, Japan for a look at the latest Japanese robotics technology. Features Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Fanuc, NEC, and… Internet Archive CD-ROM - Arabic TV · Subtitles Arabic subtitled version of this program. The advent of optical storage and CD-ROMs changed the rules for software applications and opened up a whole new… Internet Archive Digital Home Movies 1999 · Home movie · Subtitles Can you produce the next generation of The Blair Witch Project at home on your computer. We'll show you some of the tricks of personal computers these days… Internet Archive The Internet - Arabic TV · Subtitles Arabic subtitled version of this program. In the mid 1990's many people were on line, but the internet and the world wide web were still a new phenomenon.… Internet Archive Asian Clones 1987 · TV · Subtitles In the late 1980's, Taiwan was the world's leading producer of scanners, monitors, and many other computer products. This program goes to Taiwan to look at… Internet Archive Desktop Presentation Graphics - Part Two TV · Subtitles If a picture is worth a thousand words, then graphics should be an important tool for business. Thanks to more sophisticated computers and display technology,… Internet Archive Integrated Software 1984 · TV · Subtitles The new breed of integrated software suites and the visual interface. Guests: Gary Kildall, DRI; John Couch, Apple; Bill Coleman, VisiOn Products/Demos: Apple… Internet Archive Internet Showcase Special Part 1 2000 · TV · Subtitles Highlights from Upside's Internet Showcase conference, from Palm Springs, California. A review of new web sites and internet related products. Featured guests… Internet Archive Programming Languages 1990 · TV · Subtitles A look at the state of the art in programming languages and tools circa 1990. Demonstrations include Smalltalk V/PM, Actor 2.0, Zortech C++, Objective C,… Internet Archive Speech Synthesis 1984 · TV · Subtitles A look at speech synthesis and speech recognition technologies. Guests: Herb Lechner, SRI International; Carl Berney, Speech Plus; Ron Stevens, Votan… Internet Archive Microchip Technology 1984 · TV · Subtitles History and development of the microprocessor. Guests: Herb Lechner, SRI; Phil Downing, AMD Products/Demos: AMD 2901 (4 bit), AMD 29116 (16 bit) Internet Archive Word Processing Software 1984 · TV · Subtitles A review of the new generation of word processors. Guests: Gary Kildall, DRI; Paul Schindler, Info Syst News; Jim Edlin, WordVision; Warren Kuhl, AT&T; Wayne… Internet Archive Power PC & PowerMac 1994 · TV · 25 h 16 min · Subtitles Motorola's new PowerPC microprocessor launched a whole new generation of computers including the PowerMac. This program looks at the increased speed and… Internet Archive Easy Web Cams 2001 · TV · Subtitles We get down to the fundamentals of how to buy and install a web cam and the associated software in this episode of Computer Chronicles. Internet Archive Networking 1984 · TV · Subtitles Connecting computers, peripherals, broadband and baseband. Guests: Gary Kildall, DRI; Michael Pliner, Sytek; Charlies Bass, Ungermann-Bass; Phil Edholm, Sytek… Internet Archive Database Software 1984 · TV · Subtitles Mainframe and network databases for computer users. Guests: Gary Kildall, DRI; Roger Summit, Dialog; Jay Fitzgerald, The Source; Paul Schindler, Info Syst… Internet Archive Hard Disk Storage 1985 · TV · Subtitles As applications and files get larger, users need a hard disk drive, a Bernoulli box or a tape streamer. Guests: Robert Brown, Landmark Software; Joel… Internet Archive MP3 Secrets 2001 · TV · Subtitles We will show you the basics of how to find MP3's on the net, portable mp3 players, and how to burn your own music CDs. Episode #1904, First broadcast:… Internet Archive The New Macs 1987 · TV · Subtitles A review of the new Macintosh computers and their ability to emulate MS-DOS machines and run IBM compatible applications. Guests: Charles Oppenheimer, Apple;… Internet Archive Data Storage Solutions 1998 · TV · 28 h 1 min · Subtitles Files were getting bigger and bigger and computer users were struggling to find more efficient ways to store their data. This program looks at several…