07 Sep 1988
Computer Dreams
A documentary about the exciting possibilities of computer animation and the shaping of never before imagined worlds.
Podfather
Robert Noyce and the Rise of Silicon Valley
Documentary telling the story of silicon chip inventor Robert Noyce, godfather of today's digital world. Re-living the heady days of Silicon Valley's seminal start-ups, the film tells how Noyce also founded Intel, the company responsible for more than 80 per cent of the microprocessors in personal computers.
Top Billed Cast
James Callis Self - Narrator (voice)
Gordon Moore Self
Andy Grove Self
Robert Noyce Self (archive footage)
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