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The companion to the documentary series premiering on PBS in November 1998. A romp through the development of the "Information Superhighway" from the people who brought you "Triumph of the Nerds." Nerds 2.0.1 is the first light-hearted but comprehensive account of how the Internet... read more

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JEFF BEZOS, FOUNDER OF AMAZON.COM, the online bookstore, says this about the contrast between his solid products and the intangible medium in which the transactions are processed: "I think there's a sort of a fundamental irony that we're using bits to sell atoms.

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  1. Stephen Segaller (Author)

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