Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
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" Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 film based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. It is a made-for-television docudrama written and directed by Martyn Burke which documents the rise of the home computer (personal computer) through the rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft. The film stars Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs. Airing on TNT on June 20, 1999 the made for TV film, ended up"
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" Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 film based on the book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. It is a made-for-television docudrama written and directed by Martyn Burke which documents the rise of the home computer (personal computer) through the rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft. The film stars Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs. Airing on TNT on June 20, 1999 the made for TV film, ended up"
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" Directed by: Mertyn Burke Produced by: Joseph Dougherty, Steven Haft, Nick Lombardo, and Leanne Moore Based on the book by: Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine Written by: Mertyn Burke Cinematography: Ousama Rawi Edited by: Richard Halsey Music by: Frank Fitzpatrick Distributed by: HBO Films"
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"Actually pretty interesting story of the pioneers, or pirates, of Silicon Valley. No matter how accurate it is it's still interesting to see how the personal computer came to market, with all the trial tribulations along the way."