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Japanese PC's (4/1/1985)

A review of where major Japanese technology companies are in the PC hardware and software markets.Shot in Japan.

Guests: Michael Miller, Popular Computing; Christopher Mead, High Tech Review; Gary Kildall, Digital Research

Products/Demos: NEC, Fujitsu, Toshiba


This movie is part of the collection: Computer Chronicles

Keywords: Episode year: 1985

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Reviewer: uniqueness.template - - June 17, 2008
Subject: DRM-take 1...and it's defeat
After the Japanese-invasion paranoia-fest, there is a quick review of Copy2PC, a program designed to defeat copy protection of period software--and a succinct explanation of why legitimate users might need such software.

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it".

Reviewer: Framan - - January 13, 2008
Subject: A great flashback
This is a pretty good episode. Of course there is the fear of a Japanese technology invasion. Why didn't the show worry about the US exporting to the rest of the world?

Highlights of the show include:
First showing of the CDROM
Discussion about the lousy MSX architecture, and
Compaq making an IBM AT compatible.

Reviewer: Bokeh Dokeh - - May 23, 2005
Subject: Xenophobia!
This is giggle-inducing, as it paints Japan as an evil force ready to take the American PC world by storm! It's unneccessary xenophobic hilarity at its very best, plus there's amazing footage of mid-Eighies Akihabara in Tokyo. A must see!