Computer Chronicles - Season 15 (1997)

As the Internet evolved, the big buzzword became "push", as in push information down to you and not wait for you pull it up. This program looks at several approaches to push technology.

The rise of the web created an opportunity for a programming language that was independent of the user platform. Java was the first major language to take advantage of that.

With the growing sophistication of the Internet, colleges and universities started to build an online curriculum to enable students to take credit classes on the web.

The advent of the computer and the internet provided a totally new platform for story telling. This program looks at a new paradigm for novelists using interactive technology.

A look at the growing business of electronic commerce based on computers and the internet.

When Microsoft started giving away Internet Explorer, it became a serious challenger for Netscape. This program looked at the battle to become the dominant internet browser platform.

A review of new products introduced at the 1997 annual Comdex trade show in Las Vegas.

In the early days of the web, you often had to add a variety of applications to make your web browser fully functional. These were sometimes called web plug-ins.

How do you maintain your privacy and still play in the online world? This program offers some suggestions.

The internet enabled just about anyone to open up an online business. But how do you do it? This program looks at several tools and options.

As the web continued to grow, games started moving off the PC and onto the internet.

CAD software eventually migrated down to home users with tools that let you design the inside and outside of your house.

Files were getting bigger and bigger and computer users were struggling to find more efficient ways to store their data.

Creating your own web site requires a lot of work to be appealing and accessible.

A review of some of the early hardware and software products for desktop video.

Online travel sites grew from just booking planes and hotels to planning exotic adventure trips.

On-location coverage of the 1998 annual CODIE awards presented by the Software Publishers Association.

New software and online resources can turn your computer into a health information center.

East meets West in this classic quiz show about computer trivia.

The conclusion of this annual quiz show classic on computer trivia in which East meets West.

On-location coverage of the 1998 Digital Living Room conference presented by Upside magazine in Laguna Niguel, California.