The Computer Chronicles

337–384 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 CD ROM Software TV · 25 h 32 min · Subtitles The advent of optical storage and CD-ROMs changed the rules for software applications and opened up a whole new generation of programs. Reviewed on this… Internet Archive Mobile Computing TV · 25 h 54 min · Subtitles Industry prognosticators predicted that 1995 would be "the year of the portable". And it was, as mobile computing became mainstream. This program looks at… Internet Archive DOS 6.2 TV · 25 h 25 min · Subtitles Do you remember DOS? Windows was still in the 3.0 version in the early 1990s and was basically a front end to this version of DOS. PC users were trying to… Internet Archive Portable Computers TV · Subtitles A look at the first generation of portable computers. Featured are the Morrow Pivot Portable, the HP 110 Portable, Texas Instruments ProLite Portable, and the… Internet Archive Diagnostic Software TV · Subtitles Remember IRQ settings, INITs, TSRs and "out of memory" messages? The early days of personal computers were confusing for most users and so a whole new… Internet Archive File Compression TV · Subtitles As files got larger and disk storage capacity stagnated, software developers came up with utilities to compress and shrink the size of files. This program… Internet Archive MacWorld San Francisco 1989 1989 · TV A review of the annual west coast Macintosh trade show from San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. Guests: Charlie Jackson, Silicon Beach; Roy Endres,… Internet Archive Comdex Fall 1991 - Arabic TV · Subtitles Arabic subtitled version of this program. On location coverage of the annual fall Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Includes highlights of the Bill Gates… Internet Archive Putting Your Business Online 1997 · TV · Subtitles The internet enabled just about anyone to open up an online business. But how do you do it? This program looks at several tools and options. Demonstrations… Internet Archive Digital Photography TV · 26 min · Subtitles Digital cameras were just hitting the market in 1993 and this program looked at the early stages of the electronic photography revolution. Products… Internet Archive Computer Art TV · Subtitles The personal computer started out doing numbers, then text, and then graphics. This program looks at several applications for computer artists. Included are… Internet Archive Best of Comdex 1996 TV · 27 h 16 min · Subtitles Highlights of the annual fall Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Products featured include the ATI WonderBoard, Windows CE, new digital photography products, and… Internet Archive Hypertext TV · Subtitles Apple's Hypercard 2.0 brought new sophistication to the concept of hypertext, and laid the groundwork for the powerful Internet concept of hyperlinks. This… Internet Archive CES 1996 TV · 25 h 48 min · Subtitles How far have consumer electronics come in the past decade? Take a look at this coverage of CES from twenty years ago. Highlights from the annual winter… Internet Archive Creating Your Own Website 1998 · TV · 27 h 16 min In the late 1990's everyone was creating their own web site. Some were terrible, some were great. This program looked at tools and resources to help… Internet Archive Computer Art TV · 26 h 48 min · Subtitles A review of hardware and software products for artists. Products reviewed include Opal Vision for the Amiga 4000, Alladin 4D for the Amiga 4000, CorelDraw for… Internet Archive New Generation Spreadsheets TV · 26 h 37 min · Subtitles It started out with Visicalc and Lotus 1-2-3, but the world of spreadsheet software changed as new and more powerful applications were introduced. This… Internet Archive Comdex Special - 1994 TV · 27 h 43 min · Subtitles 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… Internet Archive Computing Seniors 1995 · TV · Subtitles A look at how senior citizens are using computer technology. Product demonstrations include Rand McNally's TripMaker 1996, WillMaker from Nolo Press, and… Internet Archive MacWorld Boston 1994 TV · 28 h 9 min · Subtitles On location coverage of the annual Boston MacWorld conference. Includes the launch of the Mac System 7.5 OS. Demonstrations include WordPerfect, ClarisWorks,… Internet Archive Smart TV - French TV · Subtitles French language version of this program. Convergence was the buzz word of 1995 as analysts predicted the computer and the television set would merge into one… Internet Archive Push Technology TV · 26 h 46 min · Subtitles As the Internet evolved, the big buzzword became "push", as in push information down to you and not wait for you pull it up. This program looks at several… Internet Archive CD ROMs TV · Subtitles In the early 1990's the computer industry settled on a CD-ROM standard and that fanned the growth of CD-ROMs as a storage medium. This program looks at… Internet Archive Flight Simulators TV · Subtitles A review of flight simulator software. Included are demonstrations of Falcon AT 1.11, F-15 Strike Eagle II, Jet Fighter 1.5, A-10 Tank Killer 1.2, subLOGIC's… Internet Archive Megahertz Mania TV · Subtitles In the late 1980's PC users were ecstatic over the introduction of 32 bit processors and CPUs running at the blazing speed of 33 megahertz. This program looks… Internet Archive Screen Savers & Wallpaper TV · 25 h 57 min · Subtitles New color monitors created a market for whimsical add-ons like screen savers and wallpaper. Covered in this program are Crystal Walls, Marvel Comics Screen… Internet Archive PC Video TV · 26 h 1 min · Subtitles The digital video revolution started to take hold in the mid nineties. This program looks at early examples of desktop video products. Demonstrations include… Internet Archive Building Your Web Site TV · 26 h 46 min · Subtitles As the Internet became a standard for business and personal communication, everyone had to have a web site. This program looks at some of the tools available… Internet Archive Computers and Kids 1992 · TV · Subtitles A look at how young people are using computers in school and at home. Featured applications include Operation Neptune from The Learning Company, HyperCard… Internet Archive Digital Photography TV · Subtitles Digital photography got its start in the mid 1990's. This program looks at early examples of digital photography hardware and software. Included are… Internet Archive Online Travel Tips 2002 · TV Online travel is the most successful e-commerce product on the Internet and Computer Chronicles shows you how to find the best deals when purchasing this hot… Internet Archive Portable Computers TV · Subtitles The state of the art in portable computers in the mid 1980's. Products featured include the Morrow Pivot Portable, the Hewlett Packard HP110, the Texas… Internet Archive Winter CES 1996 TV · Subtitles On location coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This was the first consumer electronics show that was dominated by computer makers. New… Internet Archive Windows Enhancement Software TV · 25 h 26 min · Subtitles Early versions of Windows left a lot to be desired. So third party software vendors came out with a variety of Windows add-ons. This program looks at several… Internet Archive Wireless Computing TV · 28 h 31 min · Subtitles The buzz word at the end of 1996 was wireless. This program looks at several new wireless technologies including the HP Vectra 500 with an InfraRed (IR)… Internet Archive Digital Photofinishing TV · 25 h 44 min · Subtitles As the popularity of digital cameras grew, photofinishing software followed. This program looks at several early examples of computer based photo processing.… Internet Archive Online Investing 2000 · TV Everybody seems to be trading stocks and bonds online these days. We'll show you how you make a trade, how to integrate your investments into your personal… Internet Archive On Line Shopping TV · 27 h 16 min · Subtitles With the internet growing by leaps and bounds, online shopping became a hot topic in the mid 1990's. This program looked at several new online shopping… Internet Archive Talking Computers TV · 26 h 8 min · Subtitles 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.… Internet Archive Buy Or Upgrade? TV · 26 h 4 min · Subtitles Your computer can't keep up with the latest applications. Should you buy a new one or can you get the same performance by upgrading your existing machine.… Internet Archive Scanners TV · Subtitles With the growth of desktop publishing, scanners became an important new PC peripheral, with sales in the early 1990s growing at 250% per year. This program… Internet Archive Random Access TV · Subtitles For the first fifteen years of the Computer Chronicles, when it was still hard to find technology news on television, each episode would end with a five… Internet Archive CES Special Las Vegas 1994 - Arabic TV · Subtitles Arabic subtitled version of this program. On location coverage of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Featured analyst is Tim Bajarin,… Internet Archive DOS 6.2 TV · Subtitles The big news in 1993 was Microsoft's new version 6.2 of MS-DOS. Demonstrations include MS-DOS 6.0, MS-DOS 6.2, Stacker 3.1, Norton Utilities 7.0, and IBM's… Internet Archive Memory Problems TV · 25 h 39 min · Subtitles 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… Internet Archive Notebook Computers TV · Subtitles A review of the state of the art in notebook computers. Featured products include the AST Premium Exec 386SX/25, the NCR Safari, IBM's ThinkPad 700C, Compaq's… Internet Archive Build Your Own PC TV · Subtitles Why buy a computer when you can build your own? This program looks at various approaches to assembling your own PC. Featured are the Chips and Technologies… Internet Archive Pentium PCs TV · Subtitles A look at the first generation of Pentium based personal computers. Included are demonstrations of new Pentium PCs from Gateway, Compaq, and ALR (Advanced…