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PBS PREVIEWS: June 10-16, 1996
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In This Edition:
PBS ONLINE
Triumph of the Nerds
Online Q&A With Bob Waterman
Electric Mail
PBS ONLINE Index Page
PBS NEWS
PBS Forms Alliance With Personal Library Software Inc. To Bring
Revolutionary Search Engine To PBS ONLINE
PBS PRIMETIME TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK
David Attenborough's Natural World "Bat-Eared Fox"
Hidden Worlds "Life in Triassic Park"
America On Wheels "Driving Force"
Straight Talk With Derek McGinty "Black and White in America"
P.O.V. "Personal Belongings"
Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires in Silicon Valley
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PBS ONLINE FEATURES <http://www.pbs.org/>
TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS
On a steady diet of Coke, stale pizza, and endless lines of computer code,
a group of youthful amateurs, hippies and self-proclaimed "nerds" launched
the personal computer revolution. This online companion to the series of
the same name lets you relive their travails by presenting bios of the
nerds, a history of the personal computer, and an interactive "pick the
computer" game.
http://www.pbs.org/nerds/ (Available on 6/12 after 5pm ET)
ONLINE Q&A WITH BOB WATERMAN
Here's your chance to email a best-selling author. Bob Waterman, co-author
of the best-selling business book "In Search of Excellence," will answer
the questions you submit at this site devoted to identifying the keys to
successful companies.
http://www.pbs.org/als/
ELECTRIC MAIL
Email has changed the way people live and work. Learn how a particular
software author helped make it easy for millions of people to communicate
with each other. Check out the online transcript, hyperlinks and live video
stream of this week's feature "Electric Mail" on the Life on the Internet
web site.
http://www.pbs.org/internet/
PBS ONLINE INDEX PAGE
Like a compass in a digital forest, PBS ONLINE's new index page helps users
navigate the PBS ONLINE web site by making it faster and easier to find the
information that they need. The more than 60 PBS-related sites are
categorized as either continuing series or specials, with links directly to
each site.
http://www.pbs.org/programs/navigator/program_navigator.html
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PBS NEWS <http://www.pbs.org/insidepbs/news/>
PBS FORMS ALLIANCE WITH PERSONAL LIBRARY SOFTWARE INC. TO BRING
REVOLUTIONARY SEARCH ENGINE TO PBS ONLINE
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Personal Library Software Inc.
(PLS) announced an alliance to bring PLS's PLWeb search engine to PBS
ONLINE. The new alliance enables visitors to perform searches of more than
25,000 pages of content on PBS ONLINE, or to conduct narrower searches of
content areas within the Web site. The June 6 press announcement is
available on PBS ONLINE.
http://www.pbs.org/insidepbs/news/pls.html
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PRIMETIME TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK
<http://www.pbs.org/programs/whats_on_pbs/>
The following primetime programs are scheduled to premiere on many PBS
member stations this week. Please always check with your local station for
a complete schedule with exact dates and times. As public broadcasting
expands its presence on the Internet, many programs have companion web
sites for users to extend their experience beyond a TV broadcast and for
international visitors to begin to experience the quality programming
associated with PBS.
**Broadcast times are in Eastern Time (ET)**
(CC) Indicates programs with closed captions
(STEREO) Indicates programs in stereo
(DVS) Indicates programs with descriptive video
* DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S NATURAL WORLD
"Bat-Eared Fox"
Monday, 6/10 (8-8:30 pm ET)
This program takes a rare look the extraordinary bat-eared fox, whose
nocturnal lifestyle makes the animal one of Africa's best kept secrets.
(CC, Stereo)
* HIDDEN WORLDS
"Life in Triassic Park"
Monday, 6/10 (8:30-9:00 pm ET)
This program explores the spectacular landscape of one of the harshest
places on earth, Arizona's Painted Desert, and includes a look at its
animal and plant inhabitants. (CC, Stereo)
* AMERICA ON WHEELS
"Driving Force"
Monday, 6/10 (9-10:00 pm ET)
The opening hour of this three-part series examining America's love affair
with the automobile charts the evolution of the assembly line under Henry
Ford and the beginning of a new era of mass consumerism led by Alfred P.
Sloan of General Motors. (CC, Stereo)
* STRAIGHT TALK WITH DEREK MCGINTY
"Black and White in America"
Monday, 6/10 (10-11:00 pm ET)
McGinty speaks with people who have been on the front lines of the racial
divide and who have felt the direct impact of programs and policies with
race as a factor. (CC, Stereo)
* P.O.V.
"Personal Belongings"
Tuesday, 6/11 (10-11:00 pm ET)
This program profiles Bela Bognar, who fought against Soviet domination
during the Hungarian revolution. Bognar's son Steven presents his father's
40-year quest for identity and home in this poignant portrait. (CC) Visit
the P.O.V. web site from PBS ONLINE (http://www.pbs.org).
* TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS: THE RISE OF ACCIDENTAL EMPIRES IN SILICON VALLEY
Wednesday, 6/12 (8-11:00 pm ET)
This three-hour program chronicles the birth and growth of Silicon Valley's
personal computer industry, and how youthful amateurs, hippies and
self-proclaimed "nerds" accidentally changed the world. The program
features interviews with some of the industry's most recognizable
characters, including Microsoft's Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and Apple
founder Steve Jobs. (CC, Stereo) Visit the Triumph of the Nerds web site
(available on 6/12 after 5pm ET) from PBS ONLINE (http://www.pbs.org).
Comprehensive schedule information for all PBS programs, is available at:
<http://www.pbs.org/programs/monthlylistings.html>
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