GBH Openvault
Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Mike Markkula, 1992
Part of From the Vault. Part of Considering Our Tech-nostalgia.
01/01/1992
Full-length interview with Mike Markkula. Portions of this interview were featured in episodes from the WGBH/BBC Series, The Machine That Changed The World. The Machine That Changed The World was a five part series chronicling the personalities and events of the computer revolution. The program traced the history of the development of the computer to the modern personal computer, to future developments on the horizon. There was a focus on history of computers from 19th century to PC, present day applications, and future developments. Mike Markkula was the initial financial support and business manager for Apple Computer, Inc. Markkula was also the second CEO of Apple. In this interview, Markkula talks about his time spent working at IBM, the development of the microprocessor, and his role in the founding of Apple. Select metadata for this record was submitted by John Campopiano.
License Clip
- Series
- Machine That Changed The World, The
- Title
Interview with Mike Markkula, 1992
- Series Description
Five part series chronicling the personalities and events of the computer revolution. Program traces the history of development of computer to the modern personal computer, to future developments on the horizon. Focus on history of computers from 19th century to PC, present day applications, and future developments. Featured participants include J. Presper Eckert; Thomas Watson, Jr; Steve Wozniak; Steve Jobs; William H. Gates; Marvin Minsky; Mitchell Kapor. Narrated by Will Lyman.
101: Giant Brains; 102: Inventing the Future; 103: The Paperback Computer; 104: The Thinking Machine; 105: The World at Your Fingertips. Series release date: 1992
- Duration
02:45:30
- Asset Type
Raw video
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Information Technology
- Personal Computers
- Computer software--Development--United States
- IBM
- Macintosh
- Computer software developers--United States
- Microprocessors--United States--History
- Apple computer—History
- Markkula, Mike
- Apple computer
- Computer software--Development--History
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Technology
- Contributors
- Markkula, Mike (Interviewee)
- Publication Information
- A WGBH Boston/BBC TV co-production in association with NDR Hamburg
- Citation
- Chicago: “Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Mike Markkula, 1992,” 01/01/1992, GBH Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9B8EDE8E69794C41B5D417FFA1C9940F.
- MLA: “Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Mike Markkula, 1992.” 01/01/1992. GBH Archives. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9B8EDE8E69794C41B5D417FFA1C9940F>.
- APA: Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Mike Markkula, 1992. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9B8EDE8E69794C41B5D417FFA1C9940F